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Perfect Sautéed Shishito Peppers

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Try these perfect sautéed shishito peppers for a side or appetizer, and they are sure to be your new favorite veggie!

shishito peppers being perfectly sautéed in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon on the edge and a salt grinder above the peppers
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These sautéed shishito peppers are the perfect addition to our homestead meals all summer long, and even in the winter thanks to the one store I have found to carry them! Thank you Trader Joe’s!!

We stumbled upon the shishito pepper by accident years ago! My mother-in-law found a seed packet of these peppers at a farmers market in Florida. She brought them back to our homestead in MO to grow. We quickly fell in love!

Now they are a must have! They are always grown in our home garden every year. Our family loves to grab them straight from the skillet after cooking to eat. They really are the perfect treat!

shishito peppers laying on a towel that reads dirty hands good life

Tips for the best tasting shishitos:

  • Use a cast iron skillet such as this one.
  • Try olive oil to sauté.
  • Grow your own! You can buy seeds here.
  • Use pink Himalayan salt to season.
  • Hold the shishito by the stem and eat the whole pepper.

Gather your tools and ingredients.

Tools:

  • 10.5 inch cast iron skillet
  • large wooden spoon

Ingredients:

  • shishito peppers
  • olive oil
  • pink Himalayan salt

How to make perfect sautéed shishito peppers:

Step 1:

Place enough olive oil in your skillet just to cover the bottom of the skillet. Turn on the stove burner to medium-high.

Step 2:

Add your washed shishito peppers to the skillet. Be sure to dry them gently with a towel to eliminate as much water from being in the skillet as possible.

Step 3:

Continue to cook and stir the shishito peppers. They will begin to blister. Turn down the heat at this point to medium.

Shishito peppers that have been perfectly sautéed in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon resting on the pan and a salt grinder above the peppers

Step 4:

Let the peppers continue cooking while occasionally stirring until they are slightly blackened. Remove from heat, and sprinkle with salt. Serve as an appetizer or side to any meal. Enjoy!

shishito peppers uncooked in an oiled cast iron skillet

Perfect sautéed shishito peppers

Sara Crile
Try these perfect sautéed shishito peppers for a side or appetizer, and they are sure to be your new favorite veggie!
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Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Course Side Dish

Equipment

  • 1 10.5 inch cast iron skillet
  • 1 large wooden spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 18 peppers shishito peppers
  • 1/8 tsp pink Himalayan salt

Instructions
 

  • Step 1:
    Place enough olive oil in your skillet just to cover the bottom of the skillet. Turn on the stove burner to medium-high.
  • Step 2:
    Add your washed shishito peppers to the skillet. Be sure to dry them gently with a towel to eliminate as much water from being in the skillet as possible. 
  • Step 3:
    Continue to cook and stir the shishito peppers. They will begin to blister. Turn down the heat at this point to medium.
  • Step 4:
    Let the peppers continue cooking while occasionally stirring until they are slightly blackened. Remove from heat, and sprinkle with salt. Serve as an appetizer or side to any meal. Enjoy!
Keyword appetizer, side, veggies,

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