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Bell pepper

Used in 10 recipes on RecipeWiki.

Bell peppers, which this page covers in red and green as well as roasted red peppers from a jar, are the sweet, mild members of the capsicum family. Green ones are generally picked unripe and taste grassier and slightly bitter; red ones are fully ripe, sweeter and softer when cooked. Sliced and softened in oil they form the base of Shakshuka and of Pisto, the Spanish vegetable stew. Choose peppers that feel heavy, with taut, glossy skin and a green stem. Jarred roasted peppers save time; drain them well and pat dry before use.

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Recipes with bell pepper

Ackee and Saltfish — shot from directly overhead: salt cod soaked and flaked into sautéed onion and pepper
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Ackee and Saltfish

Salt cod soaked and flaked into sautéed onion and pepper, then folded through ackee at the very last moment so it does not break up.

12 hr 45 minServes 4
BreakfastCaribbeanFish
Brown Stew Fish — shot from directly overhead: fried whole fish simmered briefly in a dark sweet-savoury gravy built on browning
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Brown Stew Fish

Fried whole fish simmered briefly in a dark sweet-savoury gravy built on browning, onion and thyme, and served with the sauce spooned over.

50 minServes 4
CaribbeanDinnerFish
Chicken à la King — shot from directly overhead: poached chicken and mushrooms in a sherry cream sauce with pimento
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Chicken à la King

Poached chicken and mushrooms in a sherry cream sauce with pimento, served over rice, toast or pastry depending on the decade.

55 minServes 4
AmericanChickenDinner
Chicken and Prawn Paella — shot from directly overhead: bomba rice cooked flat and never stirred in a wide pan
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Chicken and Prawn Paella

Bomba rice cooked flat and never stirred in a wide pan, which keeps the grains separate and toasts a crust onto the base.

1 hr 20 minServes 4
ChickenMain coursesSpanish
Conch Fritters — shot from directly overhead: chopped conch in a loose batter with sweet pepper and scotch bonnet
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Conch Fritters

Chopped conch in a loose batter with sweet pepper and scotch bonnet, dropped into hot oil and eaten standing up with a squeeze of lime.

40 minServes 6
CaribbeanPescatarian
Escovitch Fish — shot from directly overhead: whole fish fried until the skin shatters
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Escovitch Fish

Whole fish fried until the skin shatters, then dressed hot with vinegar, onion, carrot and scotch bonnet so it pickles as it cools.

1 hr 15 minServes 4
CaribbeanDinnerFish
Gazpacho — shot from directly overhead: a chilled Andalusian soup of raw tomatoes
4 photos

Gazpacho

A chilled Andalusian soup of raw tomatoes, cucumber and pepper blended with bread and olive oil, which is what turns it creamy rather than watery.

5 hr 5 minServes 6
SoupsSpanishTomatoes
Greek Salad shot from directly overhead, a true flat lay
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Greek Salad

Ripe tomatoes salted until they release their juice, with cucumber, pepper, onion, stoned olives and a whole slab of feta, dressed with oil and oregano and no lettuce.

25 minServes 4
30 minutesCheeseNo-cook
Pisto — shot from directly overhead, the table surface filling the frame
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Pisto

Courgette, pepper, onion and tomato cooked separately, then together, until everything collapses into something sweet and jammy.

1 hr 20 minServes 4
SpanishStewsVegan
Shakshuka — shot from directly overhead: eggs poached directly in a spiced tomato and pepper stew
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Shakshuka

Eggs poached directly in a spiced tomato and pepper stew, cooked and served in the one pan so the yolks stay hot to the table.

1 hr 5 minServes 4
BreakfastCheeseMiddle Eastern
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