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In this video, Mahalo expert Miranda Valentine demonstrates how to properly clean and deseed a bell pepper.
What You'll Need
- 1 bell pepper, rinsed and dried
- Cutting board
- Straightedge knife
Instructions
- Cut bell pepper in half.
- Remove the seeds from both halves.
- Remove the white, spongy core with your hand or a knife.
References
Meet Our Expert
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Miranda Valentine
Miranda Valentine blogs about food and lifestyle at Everything Sounds Better in French. Miranda graduated from the University of Southern Maine and earned her master's degree from the University of Southern California. She works as a contributing writer for Bunker Hill Magazine and Joonbug.com's LA edition.
Did You Know?
- A red bell pepper tastes sweet.
- A sweet red bell pepper is simply a mature green bell pepper.
- Sweet bell peppers come in green, red, yellow, purple and even brown.
- By weight, a sweet red bell pepper contains three times as much vitamin C as a citrus fruit such as an orange.
- Peppers can get a suntan (a suntanned pepper is a green pepper with red dots).http://healthymeals.nal.usda.gov/hsmrs/NJ%20Quick%20Steps/NJ_Qk_Steps_Participant/RedPepper.pdf
Bell Pepper Facts
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Type:
Fruit -
Scientific Name:
Capsicum annuum -
Calories:
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Nutrition:
