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.

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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.
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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

Shishito peppers are fried and drizzled with a chili honey sauce. The result is a spicy and sweet pepper dish!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 4
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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.
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Nutrition Information

Calories: 68 | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 27mg | Potassium: 106mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 297IU | Vitamin C: 46mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg

Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.

Course Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine American
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