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Pimientos de Padrón
Created by Chef Isabel
Pimientos de Padrón are Galician little green peppers blistered quickly in hot olive oil and finished with coarse salt. The trick is fierce heat, a short cook, and no meddling.
Pimientos de Padrón are Galician, from the land around Padrón and Herbón, and they are barely a recipe: small green peppers, olive oil, coarse salt. Some bite, some don't. That little gamble is part of the dish, not a fault to fix.
The method that decides it is heat. The oil must be hot enough to blister the skins fast before the peppers collapse into limp green cloth. Let them jump and spot black in the pan, turn them once or twice, then get them out while they still hold their shape. Salt them heavily while the oil still shines on them, so the crystals cling.
If you can't find true Padrón peppers where you are, shishito peppers are the closest honest substitute. They are usually milder and a little straighter, but their thin skins blister well and they carry the same small surprise at the table. No hace falta haber pisado España. You need good little peppers, hot oil, and the sense to stop early. Siempre sale, si lo sigues.
Ingredients
pimientos de Padrón
Quantity
300g
washed and dried very well
olive oil
Quantity
45ml
coarse sea salt
Quantity
6g, or to taste
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
| pimientos de Padrónwashed and dried very well | 300g |
| olive oil | 45ml |
| coarse sea salt | 6g, or to taste |
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