How To Dice Habanero Peppers
Learn how to safely dice a habanero pepper. By removing the seeds and the veins, you reduce the heat of the chile, making your Mexican dishes less spicy but still loaded with flavor.
Servings: 1
Equipment
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- Gloves (or plastic sandwich bag)
Ingredients
- 1 Habanero Pepper
Instructions
- Put on gloves.
- On a clean cutting board, place the habanero pepper.
- Hold the pepper with one hand. With the other, cut off the stem.
- Cut lengthwise, exposing the center.
- With your knife remove the seeds and the veins.
- Discard the seeds, veins, and stem.
- Cut the habanero pepper lengthwise, making strips.
- Pile the strips together and dice into pieces.
- Chop more into finer pieces.
- Continue with the recipe.