Pimientos de Padrón
Hmm, a tapas-style treat of quickly pan-fried peppers, with the odds that 1 in 10 will be incredibly spicy? Sounds like a slam-dunk to me! I saw these guys on YumBlog a few months ago, and thanks to a tip on ChowHound discovered that the Spanish Table sometimes carries Pimientos de Padrón in the summer. A quick walk down there this week confirmed their availability, so I picked some up for a quick Friday-afternoon snack.
Lisa says:
Are these spicy?
Chris says:
According to the write-up/legend/whatever, I’ve read that anywhere from 1 in 10 to 1 in 30 is hot.
Lisa says:
With my luck, I’ll get the hot ones.
Chris says:
With my luck, I won’t!
Lisa says:
Oooh, these are good!
Chris says:
I knew you’d like them… simplicity itself! Peppers, olive oil, salt!
Lisa says:
I heart sal… whoa! Can I get some water?
Chris says:
Did you get a hot one?? Lucky!!
Lisa says:
Actually it was really hot to start, but now it’s not that bad.
Chris says:
Well, hopefully that wasn’t the only one in th… Yikes! I just got one too — that IS hot! I really want more of these. I hear that they actually grow pretty well here; I sense some seeds in our future…
Pimientos de Padrón
Pimientos de Padrón
olive oil
coarse sea salt
Take a pan and pour just enough olive oil to cover the bottom of the pan. Turn the heat up to high. When the olive oil starts to sizzle toss the peppers in whole. Lower the heat to medium-high, and shake the pan occasionally so the peppers cook evenly. When the peppers start blistering and browning, they are ready. Remove to a plate lined with paper towels to soak up some of the extra oil, then transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with coarse sea salt. Eat ’em whole and wait for a spicy one!
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