Blistered Shishito Peppers

This easy recipe for blistered shishito peppers with a Japanese soy mayo is sure
to be one of your new favorite 'bar foods'.

Servings: 4 people

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Prep Time
2 minutes

Cook Time
6 minutes

Total Time
8 minutes

Side Dish Appetizer Tapas

Japanese

Asian Japanese Peppers Shishito Authentic Japanese Recipes

🧂 Ingredients

500 grams Shishito Peppers

about a pound
3 tbsp Olive Oil
Salt

to taste
3 tbsp Mayonnaise

store bought or homemade. Can also use authentic Japanese kewpie
1 tsp Soy Sauce
1/2 tsp Sesame Oil

optional

1 In a bowl add the shishito peppers and olive oil. Toss so they are all evenly
coated.
2 Place a pan on high heat and when it is very hot tip in the shishito peppers.
3 Let them fry for a minute or so, and shake the pan to roll them around so they
don't burn completely on one side. You can use tongs if you want.
4 Tip the peppers onto a plate and serve with the homemade Japanese soy mayo.
5 In a bowl mix together the mayo, soy sauce, and sesame oil. You can make this
while the peppers are frying to save time. Serve alongside the peppers.