Preserving roasted red peppers?

[miss_thenorth]

I got a whack load of peppers again, thanks to my moms friend who works in a pepper greenhouse. I need to process them, but don't have alot of time today, other than to roast them. My intent is to make soup with them, but as I said, no time today.

Once I roast and skin them, could I or should I freeze them?

 

[Wifezilla]

I have frozen hot peppers and red peppers after roasting with no problem. Nothing like pulling out bags of frozen roasted peppers in the middle of January and making a nice big batch of spicy chili...

 

[sufficientforme]

That is exactly what I do with them, I roast them, skin them/or not and then freeze in individual portions for using later.

 

[i_am2bz]

I've never done it myself, but could you pack them in oil in a jar? I've seen them that way in stores...

 

[sunsaver]

I like to dehydrate my peppers in the sun.

 

[patandchickens]

The commercial "packed in oil" ones are processed at extra high temperatures/pressures, vs botulism -- you can't achieve the same result at home.

I freeze mine. Especially if you're going to puree them for soups (but even if they will be used in strips or pieces, for pizza or pasta or whatever), they come out fine that way IMO -- I mean, they're already kind of floppy from the roasting process, freezing doesn't really make them any floppier

Good luck, have fun, bon appetit,

Pat

 

[miss_thenorth]

Thanks guys they are roasting right now--smells great!!!

 

[sufficientforme]

I like to dehydrate my peppers in the sun.

I am planning on dehydrating some this year and grind into chili powder, can't wait to try it!