Dicing a Bell Pepper - The Quickest Hand Chopped Method

Introduction:section yet.
We have all seen countless cooking shows where the2/ Cut around the base of the bell pepper, again about
experienced chef dices a vegetable in nano-seconds,a 1/2 inch from the bottom of the bell pepper in a
most of us would probably lose a finger if wecomplete circle.
attempted such rapid knife work so this article details3/ Now you can remove the base of the pepper and
my method for cleaning, coring, slicing and dicing thattwist the stalk of the pepper, this will remove the top
old salad mainstay - the bell pepper!section along with almost all of the core, including most
Washingof the seeds!
First you need to remove any sticky labels from the4/ Now just wash the hollowed out bell pepper under
bell pepper, if a label does not come away cleanly youa cold faucet and trim back the core edges with a
will need to use a small sharp knife to remove the skinsharp knife. Wash out any remaining seeds.
with the glue, you will not be able to wash all of theThe bell pepper is now cored and ready for slicing;
label glue away and it tastes horrible.Slicing & Dicing
Wash the bell pepper thoroughly under a cold water1/ Place the bell pepper on a cutting board and cut it in
faucet and dry off with a piece of kitchen paper.half from top to bottom.
Repeat this step for all of the bell peppers you will be2/ Take each half and slice strips about 1/4 inch wide.
preparing.3/ Take all of the strips and slice them into 1/4 inch
Coringcubes.
This is the clever part;Congratulations, you have just sliced and diced your
1/ Using a short sharp knife cut around the top of thebell pepper like a professional without the need for any
bell pepper about a 1/2 inch down from the stalk in aof the fancy chopping action!
complete circle, however, do not remove the top