A tip for roasting Green Chili, Anaheims and Red Bell peppers...

[BikeWriter]

You folks might appreciate a tip I have for roasting peppers. It sounds almost as bad as something Tim, "The Tool Guy" on TV would do but, it's faster than roasting them in the oven.
Cover the peppers with cooking oil with your hands and break out your handy dandy propane torch. Rotate the peppers by their stems as you flame the skin for a while. When the skin is uniformly scorched and blackened place the peppers in a baggy for about ten minutes where they'll continue to steam.
Pull the peppers out and scrape off the skin with a fork or dull knife, then deseed them. This sounds crazy but you'll soon get the hang of it.

[NashVegas]

1. Aw That's No Fun

If you do it that fast, you'd miss getting that wonderful smell in your kitchen, wouldn't you?

[BikeWriter]

2. Maybe so, but the dish you're cooking will be smelling good...

...in just a few minutes. I love roasted peppers in almost everything! :)

[NashVegas]

3. I Love Them, Too

But I love the kitchen-smell from roasting them just as much. One of those groovy by-products :)

[BikeWriter]

5. Hee hee hee! We're making me hungry...

:)

[Stinky The Clown]

4. Lay them on an open gas flame on your range

and do the same thing.

Actually I have seen this in several cookbooks.

[BikeWriter]

6. I've tried the gas range thing. They spit and sputter...

...That's why I first broke out the propane torch. BWA HA HA! ;)

[NashVegas]

8. I just put them under the broiler

takes about 10 minutes. no biggie.

[eleny]

7. Sounds good! How about the outdoor grill?

At the end of every summer, I love to see the big trucks that come up from Hatch, New Mexico with the chiles. And they have their tumbling roasters. You pick out your chiles and they roast them up on the spot. The fragrance of the chiles and the heat coming off the roaster is so memorable.

Sometimes they roast ears of corn and you can eat them on the go. After roasting the corn, they dip them in butter and salt them down. I haven't had one of those in years.

[BikeWriter]

9. I've heard about their peppers. I've also heard about your...

Chili Verde in another thread. When are you going to treat us to the recipe, please? :)