I have had an abundance of peppers, lots of them. Red, Orange, yellow, green and purple. There is no way we can eat them all. I do give some away but also like to keep some for winter for soups, stews spaghetti and pizza. How do I do that you might ask? Easy peezy I say =)
First be sure and wash them off under running water. Organic or not bugs land on them, and dirt flies about so keeping things clean is a good thing.
Then cut the tops off and take the seeds out (save them)
I put the tops aside and keep any good parts to freeze and throw the rest in the compost. Put any bad spots in the trash.
I save my seeds, take them off the core part and let them dry on a paper plate or paper until dry. The bad ones turn brown, get rid of them and keep all the nice ones.
I slice mine in about 1/4 inch slices. This way I can use them on pizza in slices or if needed cut them up for stew, soup or spaghetti. Put them on a cookie sheet or tray, I line mine with Saran wrap or wax paper so they don't stick. Don't layer them too thick and pop them in the freezer for a few hours.( or over night should you happen to forget they are there, which I never do.)
Once they are frozen, clearly label them or you will not know what they are 5 months from now and share some and pop the rest in your freezer. This takes about 20 minutes total work , not including freezing time and depending on how many peppers you have. These shown were all grown from my saved seeds from last year which makes me very happy. Aren't they pretty!
Happy Fall everyone!!
