5 Restaurant-Worthy Shishito Pepper Recipes That You Can Make at Home
Whether grilled, charred, or skewered, shishito peppers add a kick of flavor to any dish. Just watch out: While the majority of these small green peppers are mild, about one in 10 is spicy enough to make your eyes water.
Charred Shishito Peppers with Furikake
While the chef behind this recipe, Ryan Smith, makes his own furikake (a Japanese spice blend), this dish is simplified with the addition of a store-bought blend.
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Shishito Peppers with Bonito Sand and Tofu Mustard
Michael Voltaggio uses bonito sand to provide depth of flavor to his shishito peppers. What's bonito sand? A food-processed combination of bonito flakes, almond flour, sugar, and butter.
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Wok-Seared Steak Majong with Shishito Peppers
This dish is aptly named, as chef George Chen of China Live sears shishito peppers with pieces of steak that are intended to be the size of mah-jongg tiles.
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Blistered Shishito Peppers with Miso
Though cookbook author Nancy Singleton Hachisu is originally from California, she has lived in Japan since 1988 and has since become an expert in the varied cuisines within the country. While shishito peppers are often eaten raw in Japan during the summer, this version is beautifully blistered.
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Grilled Skirt Steak with Shishitos and Charred Lemon
The ultimate accompaniments to spicy shishito peppers? Chef Dave Beran's skirt steak and lemony salad, complete with blue cheese and mint.