Learn roast hot peppers on a gas burner or in the oven.
Hot peppers, or chili peppers, can range from mild to intensely hot, depending on the amount of capsaicin that's present. Capsaicin is the chemical that gives the pepper its heat. Chili peppers have been used as a cooking ingredient for thousands of years. Chili peppers are still used in spicy dishes in many cooking traditions. Roasting is a cooking method that uses dry heat to cook the peppers from the outside in, enhancing their flavor.
Instructions
Roasting in Oven
1. Put on latex or plastic gloves to protect your hands from the hot pepper oil, which can burn your skin.
2. Wash the hot peppers in warm water to remove any chemical or other residues. Use a gentle scrubbing pad to remove any labels.
3. Preheat the oven to 450 F.
4. Put the hot peppers on a cookie sheet, leaving a little space between each of them. Place the cookie sheet inside the preheated oven.
5. Use long-handled tongs to rotate the peppers every 10 minutes until they're black, wrinkled and blistered on all sides. This should take 20 to 25 minutes. Keep checking on the peppers throughout the roasting process to make sure they don't burn or catch on fire.
6. Remove the roasted hot peppers from the oven with the tongs.
Roasting on Gas Stove Top
7. Put on plastic or latex gloves.
8. Turn the gas burner on high. Place the hot pepper directly on the flame. Use long-handled tongs to carefully turn the pepper to blacken and blister all sides, which usually takes 4 to 6 minutes.
9. Remove the roasted hot pepper from the burner with the tongs.
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