Peperone di Pontecorvo PDO is a sweet, elongated pepper of the local Cornetto di Pontecorvo ecotype from a defined area of Frosinone province.
Pontecorvo’s thin-fleshed pepper joins a familiar chicken dish.
ARSIAL’s version cooks pepper strips with chicken, tomatoes, garlic and white wine, with a separate hot chili. The Cornetto di Pontecorvo itself is sweet.
Farmers save seed from their best plants. The published method calls for repeated hand picking and careful handling to protect the thin-skinned fruit.
The defined area includes Pontecorvo and parts of neighboring municipalities in Frosinone province, on deep, well-drained alluvial ground.
LazioOur suggestion: cook strips in a pan with olive oil, then serve them beside beans or potatoes. Its thin flesh and skin distinguish it from thicker-walled peppers.
For a purchase tied to this origin, look for the full name “Peperone di Pontecorvo” with the PDO indication. A similar name or variety alone does not establish this protected origin.
The specification describes a sweet flavor; ARSIAL adds a separate hot chili in its chicken recipe.
No. The specification also allows green streaks on red fruit.
ARSIAL publishes pollo alla ciociara with Pontecorvo peppers, tomatoes and white wine.
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