Padrón peppers

Matthew J Williams
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.

Padrón peppers

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.

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Ingredients

10 mins
10 servings
  1. 750 gpadron peppers
  2. extra virgin olive oil
  3. sea salt flakes

Cooking Instructions

10 mins
  1. 1

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

  2. 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. 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. 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. 5

    Yum!

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Comments (2)

Keya Mandal
Keya Mandal @cook_25675397
Very nice 👌👍🇦🇷
See my recipe and comments

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