Roasted Peppers
Peperoni Arrostiti
by James Belardo
Roasted peppers are delicious, they can be used in salads, in sandwiches, on their own, or as an ingredient in sauces, dips and other dishes. They’re very easy to make and are also available ready-made at your local grocery store. The most popular roasted peppers are the ubiquitous red pepper and red pimentos but any type of pepper can be roasted! We’ve included two variants on roasting, the first is using an oven (either gas or electric) and the second is with a BBQ. If you are using a BBQ, we recommend using a Lump Coal fire but gas will do as well.
Ingredients
- Fresh Bell Peppers
Directions – Oven
1. Wash peppers thoroughly and pat dry with a paper towel.
2. Rub olive oil on the skin of peppers and place onto flat baking tray.
3. Set oven to broil,
4. Roast peppers until skin becomes charred, turning them to ensure all sides are charred.
5. remove from oven, cover* with tin foil (optional) and let cool down enough to be handled, about 30-minutes or so. Covering them helps the peppers soften, uncovered will help them retain a bit harder flesh.
6. Remove the stems, seeds, charred skin (peel) and and any liquid.
7. coat with a bit more Olive Oil and store the containers in the fridge, they will last about 2-weeks.
Directions – BBQ
1. Wash peppers thoroughly and pat dry with a paper towel.
2. Rub olive oil on the skin of peppers and place directly onto hot grill. 
3. Roast peppers until skin becomes charred, turning them to ensure all sides are charred.
4. remove them from grill and put them into a container covered with tin foil, let cool down enough to be handled (30-minutes or so).
5. Remove the stems, seeds, charred skin (peel) and and any liquid. 6. Coat with a bit more Olive Oil and store the containers in the fridge, they will last about 2-weeks.
* Covering the charred peppers helps to soften the flesh, uncovered will help them retain a bit harder flesh.
Enjoy!
The Grape Gourmet
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