Padron Peppers

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Cooked Padron Peppers
Don't tell anyone, but Padron Peppers have landed. Padrons traditionally come from Galicia in the Northwest of Spain, but they're quite widely grown now because they are absolutely delicious. The season only last from now until September. so you need to fill your boots while you can.

You will find Padrons with the salad peppers in the supermarket. There are never very many, so you need to be eagle eyed to snap them up before me! We've bought them from Tesco and Morrisions, but we've found them more often in Aldi and Lidl. We look out for them wherever we are. They don't look like much when they're uncooked. They're the size of big chillies and the colour of green peppers (see below)

Uncooked Padron Peppers
All you need to do is fry the Padrons in plenty of olive oil until the skins start to blister and the peppers soften. Season with salt, both during the cooking and afterwards. Pick them up by the stalk and eat the peppers whole - my children eat the stalks as well! You can serve them as a Tapas, or as a starter.

Although the peppers are the same size as chillies, they are actually very mild, mostly. Every now and then you get one which has a bit of a kick 😁. Nothing to worry about, but it will make you smile when it happens. Padrons are a fun food, for a fun evening.

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