Pearls of Wisdom #13 (Jalapeño Cutting Hack)

I defined what pearls of wisdom can be. Under “Did You Know”, I stated that it can be useful information. Since then I learned a new descriptive……”Genius”.

There are a handful of ingredients that we use almost daily during the summer, jalapeño being one of them. From pickled rounds for burgers and tacos to teeny-tiny diced pieces for dips, salsas and guac; jalapeños are almost always a part of the ingredient prep.

We are painfully aware how messy they are to butcher. Wear gloves cause the seeds are hot hot hot plus they scatter all over the place.

Carla Hall shares this genius trick: Trim both ends of the jalapeño — so that you can stand the pepper upright on your cutting board and clearly see the white core in the middle. Then, simply run your knife from top to bottom, cutting strips of jalapeño pepper while keeping the core intact. When you’re done the core will be in one piece — with all the seeds trapped inside. Talk about the ah-ha moment!

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Lifted From:

Google Jalapeño Cutting Hack Food Network