How To Cut A Bell Pepper
Learn how to cut a bell pepper with this easy step-by-step guide. Discover 4 simple methods for slicing peppers so it's quick, clean, and waste-free!
Ingredients
- Red, yellow, orange or green bell pepper
Instructions
Method 1: My favorite!
- Slice off the top (stem end). Pop the green stem out of the top, discard. Snack on the top or chop into pieces.
- Stand pepper upright.
- Slice straight down along the sides to remove the “panels”. Rotate and continue slicing each side or panel off (you’ll have 4 sections now).
- Discard the core + seeds and any of the white pith you don’t want.
- Lay panels flat, skin side down, and slice into strips or dice as needed :)
Method 2: Halve & Clean Out
- Slice the bell pepper in half from top to bottom.
- Pull out the stem and seeds, and discard.
- Lay the bell pepper flat, skin side down, and slice into strips or dice as needed :)
Method 3: Round Robin method: Top off, roll, and cut!
- Cut off a little of the bell pepper from the top and bottom. Discard the stem from the top, and snack on the scraps or chop and use for your dish.
- Slice down one side vertically so you split the bell pepper open.
- Open/“unroll” the pepper. Slide the knife inside the pepper and run it round the interior, separating the pepper from the ribs of white pith. This will detach the seed cluster from the flesh in one piece, almost always with no mess. Discard seeds.
- Flatten and slice into strips or dice (flresh side up/skin side down!)
Method 4: Rings
- Slice the top off, remove and discard the step.
- Remove inner seeds and core and discard. Run under water to get any remaining pesky seeds.
- Lay hollowed pepper on its side, and slice into rings.
