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Cayenne Pepper

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Mostly known to us in its powder or liquid hot sauce form when it sneaks up and bites us! Bright fire engine red peppers usually are a cautionary indication of the fire inside them. 30,000-50,000 on the Scoville scale, about halfway between a Bell Pepper and Habenero.

Preparation Tips

If sensitive to capsicum, take precautions with contact by using gloves, and be sure not to touch eye area. Slice and de-seed, chop finely and add to baked or stewed dishes, or fry whole.

Storage Tips

Peppers keep well in the fridge for two weeks. They may also be air dried and will keep for two months.
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Bulgarian Carrot Pepper

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Not much carrot here, except in the orange color. This little guy is all pepper – 2,000-5,00 on the Scoville pepper heat test. That’s somewhere between an Ancho and Chipotle.

Preparation Tips

Its crunchy flesh is perfect for roasting. These peppers are also great for pickles, salsas, chutney, and marinades.

Storage Tips

Peppers freeze well. De-seed, cut in half or chop, and store air-tight.
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Bull’s Horn Pepper

This Italian heirloom pepper, also known as Corno Di Toro has a distinctive twisted shape. It is mild and flavorful & great for sauces.

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Banana Pepper

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Also known as a yellow wax pepper, it is often pickled. The banana pepper comes in a variety of colors and levels of chili heat.

Storage Tips

Banana peppers can be stored in a plastic bag in the fridge for several days. Peppers freeze well. De-seed, cut in half or chop, and store air-tight.
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Anaheim Chili Pepper

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We usually equate Anaheim with Disney ,and if you bite into an Anaheim chili you just might look like Goofy with steam pouring out of his ears. They range from 1000-2500 on the Scoville scale. Anaheim peppers are also called chile seco del norte since original grower Emilio Ortega brought seeds from New Mexico to [...]

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Cubanelle Peppers

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Cubanelle Peppers Your salsa couldn’t get more authentic unless you had Tito Puente cut the Cubanelle Pepper himself while doing the salsa. These sweet peppers are admired for their thin flesh and used in Puerto Rican cuisine.

Preparation Tips

This versatile chili pepper is often enjoyed sautéed in olive oil with garlic. It can be roasted (plain or stuffed, as you would bell peppers) and is lovely added to sauces, salsas, rice dishes, or stir-frys. Try it minced fresh and added to salads and soups, or stirred in with sour cream as a topping for baked potatoes, tacos, etc.

Storage Tips

Peppers freeze well. De-seed, cut in half or chop, and store air-tight.
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Tapas-Style Padron Peppers

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Recipe by Non-Reactive Pan, clarosouthwick.com/blog INGREDIENTS 10–12 Padron peppers 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt 2 tablespoons olive oil PREPARATION Heat a skillet over high heat, add the salt and peppers. Cook on high for 2 minutes, or until the peppers start to blister on the cooked side. Turn peppers over and cook for two more minutes, [...]

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Green Italian Sweet Pepper

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Sweet peppers are on the mild end of the pepper spectrum. They’re refreshing and flavorful raw or cooked and are a great source of vitamin C. One cup of sliced raw sweet pepper contains about 130% of the daily value for vitamin C! Ounce for ounce, almost twice the C of fresh oranges.

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Corno Di Toro Pepper

Italian heirloom sweet pepper called also called “bull’s horn” for its distinctive twisted shape. Mild and flavorful. Great for sauces.

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