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.
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