Sauteed Shishito Peppers Food

SAUTéED SHISHITO PEPPERS: SUMMER'S BEST NEW BITE

Steps:

• Here's what you do. Heat a little olive oil in a wide sauté pan until it is good and hot but not smoking. Add the peppers and cook them over medium, tossing and turning them frequently until they blister. They shouldn't char except in places. Don't rush. It takes 10 to 15 minutes to cook a panful of peppers. When they're done, toss them with sea salt and add a squeeze of fresh lemon. Slide the peppers into a bowl and serve them hot. You pick them up by the stem end and eat the whole thing, minus the stem, that is.
• You can probably do fancier, cheffy things with them, but they're terrific like this. For variety, I sometimes use a little toasted sesame oil instead of olive oil and finish them with togarashi. If you have leftovers, an unlikely event in my experience, chop off the stems and put the peppers in an omelet or some scrambled eggs.

STUFFED SHISHITOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450˚ F. Cut a 1- to 1 1/2-inch slit down the length of each shishito pepper. Stuff the peppers with the cheese. Wrap each stuffed pepper with a small slice of the serrano ham.
• Arrange the peppers on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake until the ham is lightly browned and the cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes.

SAUTEED PEPPERS

Steps:

• In a saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, and then sweat the garlic, and green chili over medium heat. Add the red, orange, and yellow peppers, and saute for 1 minute.
• Add the red onion, and lemon zest to the pan, and continue cooking until the peppers are slightly tender.
• Remove the pan from the heat, season with salt, to taste, and add the lemon juice. Drizzle with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and serve.