Freezing Peppers

Freezing green, anahiem, mild chili, hot jalapenos or other peppers.

Usually when you are freezing vegetables you need to blanch them first. Freezing peppers is an exception. You do NOT need to blanch peppers first.

Freezing hot or mild chili peppers

Wash the peppers first. They may be frozen whole, halved, sliced, or diced. Just depends on how you'd like to use them. I mostly pack diced.

If you freeze green peppers diced in 1/2 cup quantities they are ready to be tossed into a chili or soup recipe right from the freezer.

Then pack into freezer containers or freezer bags. Remove as much air as possible by pressing your bag flat without crushing the peppers. Seal the bag.

Label with contents and date, and freeze.

Please note: When handling hot peppers it is a very good idea to wear gloves. Especially if you will be cutting them up. The seeds can be very hot and may burn your skin. Be very careful not to touch your eyes or face! I have experienced burning on my hands and it is uncomfortable!

Freezing Sweet Green Peppers

You will wash then stem the pepper. Remove the center and seeds. These also may be frozen whole halved, sliced or diced. Again I usually freeze diced.

Tip:

Measure out your quantities and place in inexpensive sandwich baggies. Then place the sandwich baggies in quart or gallon freezer bags. The sandwich bags will be less expensive but the freezer bags will give you the freezer protection your peppers need.