peppers ...... does it matter which one?

liney

I use mine in Mexican wraps, or spanish omlette normally. I also roast them to eat with lasagna along with any other peppers i have - just add abit of olive oil and a spinkling of salt and put them in a hot oven.

Think i shall try Plum Pies dish though as i have a bag full in the fridge. Thanks.

purpleivy

This is my favourite green pepper recipe. I suppose you could use vegetable stock instead.

Green Rice

1 large green pepper
1 small onion, roughly chopped
2 cloves garlic
4 tbs. fresh coriander (you can use quite a lot of the stalks for this) chopped
45ml /3 tbs. oil
250g /8oz long grain rice
1pt chicken stock

Put the pepper, onion, garlic and coriander in a blender or food processor and process until finely chopped. Heat 1 tbs. in a small pan. Stir in the onion mixture and cook, stirring for 3 minutes.
Heat remaining oil in a wide heavy pan. Add rice. Stir over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until light brown.
Stir in the onion mixture, salt, pepper and stock. Bring to the boil, cover and then simmer for 10 minutes over a very low heat until the liquid is absorbed. Cook until tender keeping a close eye on it to see if more stock/ water is required. Adjust seasoning and transfer to a warmed serving dish.

Serves 4-6.

freebiequennie

we chuck them in a spag bol or casserole

afterglow_2

great in chinese dishes, cut into diamonds in sweet and sour sauce, and sliced thinly in green salads, in rings on pizzas, try roasting and stuffing with chilli con carne, definitely best raw or crunchy!!

**purpleprincess**

In curries!

rach

I agree they work well in mexican dishes. My DH actually prefers green peppers in stir frys etc too. Another thing I do is roast them with olive oil and have them in a wrap with hummus

Bitsy_Beans

I too loathe the bitterness of green peppers but am too cheap to pay the huge amounts for red ones. This year I bought a pepper plant which yielded some lovely red peppers, cut them up and froze them.
However now that pepper season is at an end I wondered if I could ripen a green pepper. I nicked some mushroom brown bags from Sainsburys and double bagged them. I bought some value peppers which were 99% green ones. They have started to ripen in the brown bags!!!! I left them at room temperature for a few days as I wasn't sure if they would ripen in the fridge and they have gone a little bit wrinkly. Am planning on having another go but leaving them in the fridge to ripen. Even if they go mostly orange that would be a bonus!!! Just make sure the bags are closed so no light can get in.
HTH

Bargain_Rzl

I love all the ideas! Just to clarify, I don't dislike green peppers - I just find them less versatile than red/yellow/orange ones.

I've never made Mexican food but do like it, so must try that.

BitsyBeans - interesting idea. I might try it.

Mander

I don't like the taste of raw green peppers, either. But they are one of my "standard vegetables" for just about anything else--soup, burritos, chili, spaghetti sauce, curry, etc. I usually saute! them at the same time as I do the onions for whatever the dish is. They also taste pretty good stuffed.

baby_fuzz

I'd use them in pretty much the same way as the other colours, for example, I'[d put them into normal stir-fries and as a salad item or in sandwiches.