Friday, March 27, 2009

Roasted Peppers

I have been putting more roasted peppers in things and boy, are they tasty. After broiling the ONLY red pepper I had tonight to a black-roasted perfection, I had an epic cooking fail. The slimy pepper slipped out of my hands and right into the trash can. So I did what any self respecting cook would do. I used the five second rule, fished it out and rinsed it off. It was mostly covered with papery garlic skins. I actually learned something. It's easier to rinse the seeds off than to scrape them off.
Which brings me to another point - question, actually. I have been buying (for years) what I thought was a poblano pepper to roast and put in Mexican dishes. It gives a nice kick, but not too hot. They are dark green, about the size of a bell pepper, but pointy on the end. Now it seems the grocers call them pasilla peppers? Are they the same thing or have I been using the wrong pepper for years?
What ever they are called, they are tasty.

Now, after googling peppers, I think what I have been buying are poblanos. I think the grocers have been calling them Pasillas.

2 comments:

Kristen said...

So does that mean poblanos = pasillas? I think I'm gonna make Mexican lasagna this week.

You know how Taco Bell has Mexican pizzas? I'm going to try to make one from scratch. It shouldn't be too hard...

MJ said...

Yeah, they sometimes call them Pasilla - but they are Poblano. You know what they look like - dark green and pointy on the end. Bon Apetit!
Love, Marger