Capsicum (or green bell peppers) is often used to add an extra crunchy and spiced element to our dishes. Belonging to the bell pepper or sweet pepper family, this round and glossy ingredient has a mild yet unique sweetness. According to the book ‘Healing Foods’ by DK Publishing, bell peppers are good for the eyes, bones, skin and heart due to their high Vitamin C content and antioxidant content. Its health benefits and crunchy taste make it a great addition to our salads, stir-fries, and vegetable preparations. However, the process of removing its core can often be tedious. A cooking hack that recently popped up on Reddit shows a very quick and easy trick to cut down on bell peppers that will make your prep time go away. Wondering what this magic hack is?
Take a look and see for yourself.
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The clip of the cooking hack was shared by user u/danruse on the r/odd Reddit page, where it received 13.7k upvotes and hundreds of comments in just a short period of time. The simple yet effective way to cut bell peppers or bell peppers doesn’t require any extra tools, just an ordinary kitchen knife.
For horn peppers, you need to first cut the vegetables from the top so that the stalks come off. Make sure that the entire top is peeled off and only the inner tube inside the vegetable remains. Repeat the process for the bottom part. The resulting cylindrical structure can be slit from any side to form an open roll and the bell pepper’s seeds can then be simply removed by hand!
How easy and genius this cooking hack is, isn’t it? Reddit users reacted furiously to this bell pepper and bell pepper cutting hack. One user wrote: “He spent all his time talking about the tops and the torso, but the real magic that’s blowing the mind is cutting/rolling it out”. “I’ve been doing this wrong for 20 years,” said another. Some Reddit users also say they’ve been using this trick forever, “I’ve always cut peppers like that and don’t own a meal prep company. I guess we’re geniuses!”
Take a look at the reactions:
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