Sweet Peppers

The most common sweet pepper is the Bell Pepper, which comes in green, red or yellow. When buying fresh peppers (and this goes for sweet as well as hot peppers) look for smooth unblemished skin that are heavy for their size .

To prepare bell peppers for cooking or eating, chop in half, remove top stems and inside white veins and seeds. The rest is usable. Chop according to your needs. You can slice them into half circles, dice or chop.

If you want pepper rings, or if you plan on stuffing your peppers, you will want to keep them intact. Simply slice off the top and carefully reach inside and remove the seeds and white veins ) it help to rinse the insides with cold water to get all the seeds out). Your pepper is now ready for slicing or stuffing.