Padrón peppers

Name: Padrón peppers
Total time: 600 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 750 g padron peppers; extra virgin olive oil; sea salt flakes

Matthew J Williams @matt

Bristol, UK

I was fortunate enough to be in Alicante recently, and spotted fresh padron peppers at the local market. They're hard to find in the UK, so there was no way I was going to miss the chance to cook this dish.

Here's a super simple recipe for fried padrons with sea salt. I made quite a big batch here, but it's easy enough to adjust for any number of people.

Matthew J Williams @matt

Bristol, UK

Here's a super simple recipe for fried padrons with sea salt. I made quite a big batch here, but it's easy enough to adjust for any number of people.

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Ingredients

10 mins

10 servings

750 gpadron peppers
extra virgin olive oil
sea salt flakes

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Steps

10 mins

1

Some fresh padrons! (I wish I'd taken a better photo.)
2

Get a frying pan and put it on the hob. A bowl-like pan with a wide-ish base is good, eg a stir fry pan or small wok. Pour on some olive oil – enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Turn up to a high heat, and get the oil really hot. Temperature is key to getting the blistering on the peppers.
3

Add the peppers to the pan, and fry them. Stir frequently, but occasionally pause to allow the peppers to catch a little. Use the heat to get them blistered. Getting them a little burnt is part of the goal.
Typically frying takes about 5 mins to 7 mins. Stop once the peppers are blistered and wilted.
4

Transfer to a bowl or plate. Sprinkle on a generous amount of flaked salted, mixing through a little, but still having some visible flakes on top.
5

Yum!