Shishito Peppers with Soy Garlic Sauce

Shishito Peppers with Soy Garlic Sauce

from girlwiththeironcast.com
15 min
2 servings

These cast iron blistered shishito peppers, with a soy garlic sauce, will have you skipping them on restaurant menus and making them at home instead! Quick and easy blistered shishito pepper recipe, perfect for a snack or appetizer!

Ingredients

  • 6 ounces Shishito Peppers
  • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
  • 3/4 teaspoon Huy Fong chili garlic sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey
  • Garnish: toasted sesame seeds

Directions

  1. 1

    In a small bowl whisk together: 1 tsp toasted sesame oil, minced garlic, soy sauce, chili garlic sauce, and honey. Set aside.

  2. 2

    In a cast iron skillet over medium/high heat, add 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil. Add the shishito peppers and cook for 10 minutes, allowing them to blister/brown on each side. Caution: they will pop as they cook, if they have not popped by the end of the cook time take a knife and carefully pierce to pop.

  3. 3

    Remove from heat and add the soy garlic sauce, toss/mix the Shishito's in the sauce for one minute in the pan.

  4. 4

    Move shishito peppers and sauce into a bowl and top with toasted sesame seeds. To eat: grab by the stem and eat pepper, discarding the stem. Enjoy!