Pimientos de Padron
These are my new favorite snack. I'd read about the small sweet peppers called pimientos de Padron, and knew that about one in ten is nice and spicy while the rest are nutty and mild, but it wasn't until they appeared at the farmers' market a few weeks back that I finally tried them.
It's not just me who fell head over heels; it's Mr. Food Musings and his parents, to whom I've now served them twice.
(Hint: They go down nice with a cold cocktail in hand.)
All you do is coat the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil and heat it up good and hot. Then toss in the peppers whole, and shimmy them around for a few minutes until they blister black and gray. Dump on a fair amount of coarse salt, and pop them in your mouth, all but the stem. My favorites are the spicy ones. You can't beat 'em with a stick.
These look delish! Next week?
Posted by:mom | July 17, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Definitely!
Posted by:Catherine | July 17, 2007 at 11:46 AM
add the fresh garbanzos to further delight your mom!
Posted by:Posh Pretender | July 17, 2007 at 07:30 PM
oops that was me
Posted by:sam | July 17, 2007 at 07:32 PM
oooh...I'm so game on this one. :) Would be so cool to see who got the spicy one ;) I wonder if they are sold in France.
Posted by:The Cooking Ninja | July 18, 2007 at 12:47 AM
Posh pretender, I knew who you were!
Cooking Ninja, I don't know if they are widely available in France but if they're not, Spain is only a short train ride away!
Posted by:Catherine | July 18, 2007 at 09:30 AM