Cooking For Engineers

[gonpelaez]

Dip them a second in boiling water, will peel right off.

[gue0]

The same technique works for peppers and other shiny or tough skinned vegetables. A slotted spoon or tongs, a pan of rapidly boiling water, and an ice cold water bath are all you need. I find it best to submerse them just until the skin splits, 3 to 5 seconds.
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[youngcook]

Oho!I don't peel my tomatos or pepers often but boy will I try this out.
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[alison - uk]

It works even quicker if you cut a small cross on the base
of the tomato before covering with boiling water.

Scorch a pepper over a gas flame or blowtorch until the skin
is charred, place in a plastic bag & seal til cool. The skin peels
off easily & the pepper takes on a wonderful smokiness.

[NeiNastran]

Hey, isn't the skin nutrient rich?

[alison - uk]

It probably is nutritious. But random bits of curled
up tomato skin in a dish doesn't look very appetising
or professional.

Also the skin on peppers can be difficult to digest,
& doesn't have a pleasant mouth-feel. The reason
why I can't eat stuffed peppers.

[Paul79UF]

[jenming]

Solution: Eat the peels yourself after removal. Maybe with some tabasco.

[Irenes]

Wonderful tip! Tomatoes are one thing, but peeling peppers is near impossible!