charred shishito peppers

Blistered shishitos are easy to make and totally irresistible! You'll just need shishitos, olive oil, a skillet, and this simple recipe. Recipe yields 4 appetizer servings; you can double the recipe in a large skillet.

Blistered Shishito Peppers

(3 heaping cups) shishito peppers

extra-virgin olive oil oil

Lemon wedge, optional

Salt,

Rinse and pat the peppers dry on a clean tea towel. Transfer the peppers to a medium bowl, drizzle in the oil, and toss until the peppers are evenly coated. Set aside.

Preheat a medium skillet over medium heat until it&#8217;s hot enough that a drop of water sizzles and evaporates quickly on contact. Add the peppers and let them cook, stirring every minute or so (not too often), until they are tender with charred spots, about 8 to 12 minutes.

Transfer the peppers to a serving plate. Spritz with a lemon wedge, if desired. Sprinkle with salt, to taste (don&#8217;t skimp). Serve with a little bowl on the side for the pepper stems.

These are my absolute favorite. I only discovered them a couple of years ago myself. I'd love to know how to pick peppers...sometimes I see patches of color and wonder if that's better than an all green pepper? I am growing some peppers for the first time and it's silly but I keep watching them get bigger and I hope I won't go too far and let them rot on the vine! LOL.

Finished these with some truffle salt in addition to fine-ground pink Hymalian salt and the result was UNBELIEVABLE.  The truffle salt added a truly exceptional undertone that really woke these little peppers from amazing, into stupid ridiculousness. I can't believe a little truffle made that big a difference.

Thanks!

I am growing peppers here in Germany, right now I have lots of blossoms and fruit on my " White Habanero" I seeded out last year! From last year I have " Arbol" and " Jalapeno" as well, but they remain quite small! I sure hope they will bear fruit!
 Sorry, but me and the people I had the pleasure to cook with really adore my " Peanut Sauce" - so I will stick to it!

This is one of my top five favorite appetizers of all time!! We make them exactly as you say. A perfect addition to a simple cheese plate. We always made a dipping sauce with plain Greek yogurt, spicy mustard and siracha. It’s amazing. Since we went vegan we eat them plain. I miss the sauce but they are still quite lovely on their own.

Great stuff.  Sprinkle with sesame seeds for an added flavor after cooking.

Hi!
Never heard about those peppers, but your way of treating them very closely resembles my way of treating the chilies I grow on my windowsill! I have a " White Habanero" - plant which is explodung with blossons and fruit - yep, 1 " Arbol" and some " Jalapenos"! You could do a " Special" about " Chili Cuisine"!? Sorry, but I like it hot!

 My " Peanut - Sauce " is legendary here in Frankfurt!

I've never cooked with shishito peppers but picked some up this past weekend at the market. Love how delicious and easy these are to make!

Absolutely perfect since it's super hot here and this is just ideal for our lunches and dinners ! Thank you and enjoy your day :-)

Just made these the last 2 nights from our Farm Share this week!
Can't say enough how simple yet tasty they were!!!

Great recipe. I’ve made these twice this past week. They taste just like the peppers we had in Spain.

This was a wonderful recipe - as are all of your recipes that I've ever tried, BTW. I'd never heard of these peppers but when I read the recipe it sounded perfect as an appetizer for a meal I was cooking for friends who are currently doing a round of Whole30. As always, things worked out exactly as you described. Boy, were they a hit! None of us is shy of hot peppers, so we kept tabs on who got the hot ones. The reward for "winning?" An extra pepper! Thanks for all you share; I think you make the world a better place with your friendly, accessible offerings! Also, I'm glad you enjoyed Santa Fe. I live to the east of SF, over the mountains in an area called the Northeast Highlands. All of Northern NM is wonderful; on your next visit, I hope you'll get the chance to spend a night at Ojo Caliente. The environment and springs are terrific!

I saw this recipe in my inbox months ago and it stuck with me. I just came across some shishito peppers this week. I finally got to try this recipe and it’s amazing! Also I recently saw that you’re originally from OK and I got excited. I was born here but grew up in Phoenix. I’ve been in Tulsa for a couple of years now finding my Okie roots. :)

This was delicious and super easy. I followed Kate's directions exactly as written and the whole lot of peppers were consumed.

I rarely see Shishito peppers here in Edmonton, but I lucked out today at an Italian market and made these following your recipe/suggestions. I am obsessed!!! These things are so addictive!

We toss with salt and olive oil, then roast on a sheet pan in a 425 oven.  Easier to cook many at a time!  Yummy!!!!

Exactly as you described.  Never had them before and I thought I had cooked way too many.  Needless to say we polished them ALL off and I only found 2 out of the whole batch that were spicy.  delicious snack.
BTW - I found them at Costco.

I’ve cooked small Shishitos and large using your method. The smalls are just amazingly good!  The large are very disappointing. Thx

This was super simple and yet very tasty! I used garlic olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic salt on shishito peppers I got at Trader Joe’s. Definitely was reminiscing about padron peppers I had in Spain.

My first time hearing of shishitos was just this week, so I searched recipes and found yours. Mine turned out GREAT! Your best tip was how to avoid the smoke by cooking on a lower temperature. Whew, almost reviewed that tip too late! Next best tip: tossing in oil before adding to med. heat pan. BONUS: YOU INCLUDED THE "WHY"s on those tips, ty!  ....  
Delicious with olive oil, salt, &amp; lemon juice. We also tried other seasonings with a few, just to see: curry, ground fennel, ground coriander, Penzey's Justice mix, and even cinnamon!  All good, but none significantly better than just salt &amp; lemon. 
We had these as a third vegetable with fried flounder fillets, summer slaw, and corn. 
BTW, another tip I'd add is that if you want to avoid splatters from the peppers popping, puncture the tips with a knife point.  
Thanks for the recipe, and for asking for our feedback!

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