There is nothing like the juices that are generated from a freshly roasted pepper. Creating a roasted red pepper is hardly a skilled trade, but one that is for those who desire a more defined taste that a pepper can offer. If you have ever purchased roasted peppers you know they are nothing short of mouthwatering and delicious, however, what you get in a jar is so far from the product that you can create in your home. Roasting Peppers does not take hours, and it is not hard, but it does take a few steps to get to the final product. I don’t always roast my peppers on the grill, but if you want to compare anything to roasting peppers, think about roasting peppers as you would roasting marshmallows, as you will char the outside to get to a most palatable inert you may never have truly tasted. My latest find is a nutty tasting Shishito Pepper, and no matter where you roast them, you will love the results. Here’s my recipe of How To Prepare Blistered Shishito Peppers as I lavishly live food out loud.
Choose your appliance of choice and get those peppers washed, rinsed and waiting in a colander as you are about to treat your family to a sweet, nutty taste that you won’t experience unless you Roast a Pepper.
For today’s roasting session, I used Shishito Peppers. I celebrate vegetables everyday and I say, the more vegetables, the merrier. The Shishito Pepper is a sweeter-tasting pepper as compared to most peppers out there. My daily plates are adorned with loads of veggies each day as I feel they offer the most nutritional value to my diet as well as a healthy alternative to eating meat.
When I was offered the opportunity to test out Shishito Peppers, at first I was cautious & worried that they might cause a bit of stinging, but I was being silly! Have you ever had a pepper that was sweet, a tad nutty and that you did not have to seed in order to consume? Well get ready because I have the skinny and the green(lol) on Shishito Peppers from Frieda’s Specialty Produce.
SHISHITO PEPPERS From Frieda’s Specialty Produce
What the heck is a shishito pepper? This is not a hot pepper it will not burn your eyes and it roast and blisters so nicely. Let’s take a look at a Shiseido pepper. Whatever I’m looking for a big variation in the peppers that I prepare I deviate from the normal red and green peppers they can be bought in the store.
I however don’t like to burn my fingers my eyes and my nostrils whenever I am preparing such peppers therefore I don’t often opt for very hot peppers. Shishito peppers are easy to prepare and really great veggie to grab each time you are in the product department because their ease of prep makes you look like a kitchen warrior who knows her stuff! My particular Shishito peppers came from Frieda’s Specialty Produce.
The Shishito pepper is a thin skinned pepper that is sweet. You will not feel tearing in your eyes, nor will you feel it on your skin. They are very simple to use in fact. Here is what they look like.
Washed, rinsed and waiting
HOW TO PREPARE BLISTERED SHISHITO PEPPERS
Just this is my favorite pan in the world for broiling veggies, forgive it because it is so ugly, but I would not trade this pan in for anything! If I need a veggie done perfectly it is the answer every single time, so I refuse to retire it and well, that’s enough on that! Now let’s take a look at what I did.
Mine were a bit too done, less charring.
1) I rinsed the Shishito Peppers very well in a colander, then I placed them on a broiling pan as you can see here. I did not remove the stems, but I did poke a slit in some of these so they did not inflate and split, but others I did not( I was playing around a bit to see what happens)
2) I roasted this batch for only 15 minutes of 500° in the broiler. In fact, it may have been a bit too long, because they will dry out, so watch.
3) Once the Shishito Pepper was blistered, I considered them done. I have placed a lid over them( a dome), which is in fact a stainless steel bowl.
This will allow them to sweat, and then I will be taking the stems off, and adding Himalayan Pink Salt, Fresh Ground Pepper, red onions and EVOO! I imagine if I ate Filet Mignon, this would be the perfect veggie to sit next to it and weave tastes with. Since I am a vegetarian, I can only tell you how much I adore this pepper as an additional veggie for my daily dishes, as it is the easiest pepper I have prepared to date, but you can mess it up, so watch! Lavishly live food out loud with the Shishito Peppers, there are so many ways to enjoy this, find one and indulge! Take your turn and use this easy to follow guide to learn how to prepare blistered shishito peppers.
