HOW TO PREPARE AND SLICE PEPPERS (BELL, KAPIA, HOT)
A simple step-by-step guide to clean, flatten, and cut peppers into strips or cubes, perfect for fresh salads, cooking, or garnishes.
🕒 Prep Time: 5 minutes
🍽️ Servings: Variable
Ingredients
- Bell peppers, Kapia peppers, or hot chili peppers (any quantity)
Instructions
- Cut off both ends of the peppers—the stem (top) and the tip (bottom).
- Slice the pepper lengthwise on one side from top to bottom.
- Open the pepper along the cut and flatten it out. Sometimes it may crack on the opposite side, which is okay.
- Remove all the seeds, core, and inner ribs carefully.
- Place the pepper with the shiny outer skin facing down on the cutting board.
- Slice lengthwise into strips of your preferred thickness. For thin strips (julienne), cut narrow slices; for wider strips, cut thicker.
- To make cubes, cut the strips crosswise into small squares. For rectangular pieces, cut strips wider and slice perpendicularly as desired.
💡 Tips
- Use a sharp knife for clean cuts and safety.
- Remove all seeds to avoid bitterness and unwanted heat (especially for hot peppers).
- Flattening the pepper helps get uniform slices and speeds up prep.
🎉 Perfect For
- Fresh salads
- Stir-fries and sautés
- Garnishing dishes
- Pickling and roasting preparations
📝 Final Thoughts
Slicing peppers doesn’t have to be complicated! With this easy technique, you can prepare them quickly and uniformly for any recipe. Experiment with thickness and shapes to suit your dish.