These shishito peppers are a great appetizer, snack, or side dish.
Shishito peppers are slightly sweet (and potentially spicy)! In this recipe, they’re pan fried in a hot skillet and drizzled with hot honey butter.
Shishito Peppers For The Adventurous
- Generally, these little shishito peppers are mild and sweet, but every now and then, one will be spicy! The reason? It is just how they develop on the plant/
- Similar to green peppers in flavor, you can use them as a substitute – but be careful because one may pack a little heat.
Ingredients for Blistered Shishitos
Shishito Peppers: Many grocery stores carry shishito peppers in the produce section – they’re small, green, and have slightly wrinkled skin.
Sauce: Honey, butter, and garlic chili paste are drizzled on the peppers to give them a spicy-sweet flavor. If you’ve got hot honey on hand, you can use that in place of the honey and chili sauce.
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Hot Honey Blistered Shishito Peppers
Equipment
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Shishito peppers
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- salt and black pepper
Honey Mixture
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ½ teaspoon garlic chili paste Sambal, or to taste (optional)
Instructions
- Add oil to a cast iron or heavy pan and heat over medium high heat.
- Once the oil is heated, add the peppers and cook without stirring until they are browned on one side, about 1 minute.
- Stir continue cooking until browned and tender stirring occasionally allowing them to get a deep brown on each side, about 3-4 minutes more.
- Combine honey mixture ingredients in a small bowl.
- Once cooked, drizzle peppers with the honey mixture and cook 1 minute more.
- Serve warm.
Notes
- These peppers cook FAST so keep an eye and be sure not to overcook them.
- Cook these at a higher heat so they blister without becoming overcooked.
- Add a dash of soy sauce if you skip the sambal.
- Once cooked, remove them from the pan quickly so they don’t overcook.
- These make a great snack but are also delicious with steak.
- Do not store uncooked peppers in a plastic bag in the refrigerator or they will spoil quickly.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Appetizer, Side Dish
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