How To Cook Shishito Peppers On The Grill Food

GRILLED SESAME-SOY SHISHITO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Whisk together sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic in a large bowl. Add shishito peppers and toss to combine. Let marinate for 15 to 20 minutes, tossing occasionally.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and heat a grill pan.
• Remove peppers from marinade, letting excess marinade drip back into the bowl. Place peppers on the grill pan and cook, tossing every 1 to 2 minutes, until evenly charred, 5 to 7 minutes. Return peppers to bowl with marinade and toss. Sprinkle with salt, if desired, and serve.

HOW TO COOK SHISHITO PEPPERS ON THE GRILL

Steps:

• Preheat grill
• Poke a very tiny hole at the top of each pepper to allow the steam to escape so that the peppers do not split open on the grill. Trim the edges of the stem on shishito peppers just to take off the small black edge. Toss shishito peppers in sesame oil and salt and white pepper to taste. Grill on a vegetable grilling grate or skewer your shishito peppers with 2 yakitori sticks (pre-soaked in water for 30 minutes) for 1-2 minutes on each side or just until start to blister and turn golden. There should be some green still showing and don't grill so long that the skin pops open. You are looking for just a quick chargrill on each side.
• Remove from grill, sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and finishing salt and enjoy! Great as an appetizer or a vegetable side dish.

SAUTEED SHISHITO PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium to medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the whole peppers in one layer and sprinkle them with 1 teaspoon kosher salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Cook for 4 to 6 minutes, tossing often until blistered and browned. Off the heat, squeeze some lime juice on the peppers and sprinkle with flaked sea salt. Serve hot right from the pan or transfer to a small serving dish. Have a dish nearby for discarding the stems.