Vegetables - Alan's Cookbook
Vegetables - Alan's Cookbook
Vegetables - Alan's Cookbook
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Pimientos de Padrón<br />
The name merely means “peppers from Padrón”. If you can find<br />
them, these are one of the most delightful party treats ever.<br />
Pimientos de Padrón<br />
Olive oil<br />
Sea salt<br />
These peppers are a special variety hailing from<br />
the town of Padrón, Spain. Delightfully mild and<br />
sweet, with a perfect amount of light heat on the<br />
average, it is well to remember that<br />
• they get hotter as the season progresses<br />
• they get hotter as they sit in the fridge<br />
• they get hotter as they get larger<br />
• about 1%, of them are quite hot, just to keep<br />
you on your toes<br />
• all the rest of them are amazing<br />
A pound of peppers will feed a dozen people, and<br />
satisfy about three.<br />
Bring about 1/4” of oil in a large pan to bubbling<br />
heat. Wash the peppers and dry them with a<br />
towel to prevent splatter. Put enough in the pan<br />
each batch that all the peppers in the pan are<br />
level and touch the oil. Cook over high heat,<br />
turning and stirring them, until the peppers are<br />
all singed, with blisters over much of their surface<br />
and a black spot here and there.<br />
Remove from heat with a slotted spoon to a<br />
paper towel, and start the next batch. Sprinkle<br />
the ones just done with a liberal amount of<br />
coarsely grated sea salt.<br />
To eat them, take one by the stem, bite off the<br />
pepper, and discard the stem.<br />
Cooking time: 10 minutes<br />
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