Ingredients
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2 Bell Peppers
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Handful Cheddar
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Handful Breadcrumbs
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Other Fillings
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0.5 thinnly sliced Onion
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2 rashers chopped Baconyou might want to cook this first on a stick over the fire
Directions
Even when you’re cooking in the comfort of your own home and a fully kitted out kitchen, sweet bell peppers are one of the finest ingredients in your fresh goods armoury. Around the campfire, it’s no different; bell peppers are sweet, vibrant, amost universally liked and they travel well!
Roasting a pepper on the fire will char the outside flesh, while leaving that sweet and juicy flavour intact on the inside. They even grow with a hole in them, just asking to be stuffed with other goodness!
As with all fruit and veg, it’s important to go for good quality. For this recipe go with red or orange bell peppers as they are the sweetest. If you have got foil, you can wrap your peppers up to protect them from the ash a little. Don’t worry if you haven’t any foil, you can roast your bell peppers right on the embers too. Just be sure to watch them closely and turn them often.
Stuff your peppers with whatever you want. I usually always use cheese and breadcrumbs and then something extra. This time I’ve gone with extra onions and bacon.
Let’s get down to business
Steps
1
Done
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Take a knife and cut into the top of the pepper, running it around the outside edge, around the stalk. Then holding the stalk, yank the core out in one swift action. A little further scooping of any of those extra white seedy bits inside can be done with the knife too. |
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Done
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Now to the filling. Do any chopping on a clean surface. A chopping board is ideal, but an upside down pot will work just as well. |
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Done
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Once you’re happy with your filling, it’s time to cook. Wrap the pepper in some foil and chuck it on the outskirts of a good fire. There’s no real set duration, you just want to make sure the inside of the pepper is piping hot. 10-20mins should do it. Also, if you like a charred taste, you can be daring and roast the pepper without foil. Maybe give it a little leeway from the fire though. |
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Done
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Before I leave you I would say one thing; experiment. There are too many options to mention for what you can get inside these peppers. Next time I plan on adding some zing with some cooked chicken and chopped chillis. So get cooking, and be creative! |
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Thanks for the recipe BKettle. I’ll be sure to try this out! I love roasting things directly in the embers.