black pepper(corns)

Black peppercorns are the cooked and dried unripe, green fruit of a flowering vine used as a spice.
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

green peppercorns (uncooked, dried or fresh unripe fruit),
black peppercorns (cooked and dried unripe, green peppercorns),
white peppercorns (cooked, unripe fruit, soaked to remove the outer skin & then dried, so black peppercorns with the black skin removed).

Black pepper is the world's most traded spice, and is one of the most common spices added to cuisines around the world.

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  1. vernplum

    The role of pepper

    After nearly 40 years of cooking, today I was musing that I don't really 'get' the role of pepper and its key contribution in cooking. Don't get me wrong - I like pepper and can tell if it's there or not, and I like the peppery kick in certain situations, but is it essential? In the book...
  2. Cacio e Pepe, My Way

    Cacio e Pepe, My Way

    My husband LOVES Anchovies, so I decided to add some to his pasta bowl
  3. kaneohegirlinaz

    Recipe Roasted Baby Potatoes

    Roasted Baby Potatoes Ingredients: 1 lb. Baby Potatoes, scrubbed clean & dried (any Potato will do) 1-2 Tbsp. Olive Oil (or the oil of your choice) 1 tsp. Garlic Powder Salt & Pepper to taste Method: Preheat the oven to 425°F/219°C Line a rimmed baking sheet with tin foil Cut the Potatoes...
  4. TastyReuben

    Recipe Pfeffernusse ("Pepper Nuts")

    Pfeffernusse ("Pepper Nuts") Makes about 50 small cookies Ingredients 2 eggs, beaten 1 cup sugar 1/4 cup ground almonds 1/4 cup candied orange and lemon peels, chopped 1 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground cloves 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/4 tsp ground ginger Grated rind of 1 lemon 3 cups sifted AP/plain...
  5. kaneohegirlinaz

    Recipe Cacio e Pepe Frico or Parmesan Crisps

    This recipe is courtesy of the New York Times Cooking. A delicate cracker made by baking mounds of grated cheese into weblike crisps, frico could feature a number of cheeses, be it Montasio, cheddar, Asiago or, in this case, the kinds featured in cacio e pepe. Using both Parmesan and pecorino...
  6. Puggles

    Question about peppercorns

    I have always used whole peppercorns. Sometimes I get this kind, sometimes I get that kind. I fit as many as the thing will hold on the peppermill and toast them in a pan, let them cool, and put them in the pepper grinder. That has always been my go-to. I see many recipes call for black...
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  9. flyinglentris

    Recipe Honey Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast

    Honey Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast: Ingredients: 1) Chicken breast - 1 half breast 2) Lemon juice - 3 tblspns. 3) Honey - 2 to 3 tblspns. 4) Pepper, black - 1 tspn. Procedure: 1) Mix the lemon juice and honey. 2) Marinade the chicken half breast overnight in the mixture. 3) Pan fry the...
  10. TastyReuben

    Recipe Honey-Mustard Salad Dressing

    HONEY-MUSTARD SALAD DRESSING Makes 2 cups Ingredients 1 cup mayonnaise 1/2 cup vinegar 1 tsp prepared mustard 1/2 cup honey 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp finely chopped onion 1 tsp minced fresh parsley 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper 1/2 cup vegetable oil Directions In a small bowl, combine the...
  11. medtran49

    Recipe Cheddar, black pepper and green onion biscuits with cheddar feet

    Makes 8 large biscuits You can't really see it in the second picture, but the "feet" are a crunchy, baked cheddar frico. 2 cups AP flour, plus more for dusting 2 tsp baking powder 3/4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp black pepper 3/4 tsp kosher salt 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter (4 ounces), cubed 1/2 cup...
  12. C

    Recipe Peposa Dell'Impruneta (Tuscan Black Pepper Beef)

    Ingredients Beef short ribs 1 tablespoon kosher salt 8 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 2 tablespoons whole black peppercorns, freshly crushed 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper 3 sage leaves 3 small sprigs fresh rosemary 2 cups Chianti salt to taste, to adjust sauce Directions Step 1...
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    Linguine Cacio e Pepe.jpeg

  14. medtran49

    Recipe Peach galette with basil and black pepper and a basil/honey/lime juice drizzle

    Makes 1 approximately 8 inch galette 1/2 recipe of galette dough 3 large ripe peaches 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp corasely ground black pepper 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup water 1/4 cup lime juice 1/4 cup loose packed torn fresh basil leaves 1/8 cup chiffonade of basil for garnish and to tuck in among...
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    Green peppercorn steak fillet.jpeg

    Filetto al pepe verde
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    Green peppercorn steak fillet.jpeg

    Filetto al pepe verde
  17. tmalleman

    A Peppery Mess

    Please help me. My wife has begun to draw my attention to the layer of black pepper that surrounds the front burners of our stove after I’m done cooking. She concludes that I was being careless when I use the pepper mill over my eggs in the morning. I didn’t quite believe it, but I've tried to...
  18. Morning Glory

    How to sex a pepper

    Now firstly, I'm not sure why you would want to do this. Secondly, I cannot vouch that it is true. I was doing a bit of research on paprika and came across this: Look at the bottom of the pepper (not stalk end). If it has 3 bumps its male. If it has 4 bumps its female. At this point you all...
  19. CraigC

    Recipe Bavarian Sweet-Hot Mustard

    Ingredients 1-1/2 cups quality white wine vinegar 3/4 cups beer - dark or medium, just whatever flavor you prefer 3 ounces apple juice 8 ounces Mexican cane sugar (unprocessed cane sugar juice reduced to a thick syrup then dried in molds, very dense and hard, color similar to dark brown sugar)...
  20. CraigC

    Ghost Pepper Sea Salt

    Karen ordered some Aji Panca dried chilis and a small sample packet of this salt came with the order. I haven't tried it yet and was wondering if anyone has had any experience with it? Ghost peppers are also known as Bhut Jolokia.
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