Ingredients:
- 1 pound Shishito peppers
- Olive oil
- Sea Salt
- 1/4 C Light miso paste
- 1/4 C Soy sauce
- 2 T Sesame oil
- 1/4 C Brown sugar
- Dash of Fish sauce
- Parmesan cheese
Tools:
Flat pan or BBQ grill basket
Small heavy saucepan
Whisk
Grill tongs
A hot grill (charcoal is preferable) with direct heat/flames
Directions:
Wash shishito peppers and place in a bowl (no need to dry- a little moisture is good)
Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Set aside
In a small heavy saucepan, combine miso paste, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, and fish sauce and cook over medium heat until miso and sugar melts, and the sauce becomes thick like caramel, set aside but keep warm
Pour prepared peppers onto flat pan, and place directly over intense heat/flame on your grill
Cook, turning frequently, for about 5 minutes until the peppers are well blistered and softened
Transfer to serving platter and drizzle with Miso Caramel
Sprinkle with parmesan and serve
Note that shishito peppers are generally not spicy, but are known for the “1 in 10” rule that occasionally you’ll have a spicy one. Enjoy!
Blistered Shishito Peppers with Miso Caramel & Parmesan
Equipment
- A smoker grill or open flame
- A saucepan and whisk
- A grill pan, if preferred
Ingredients
- 1 pound Shishito peppers
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp sea salt
- ¼ cup light miso paste
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- dash fish sauce
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Wash shishito peppers and place in a bowl (no need to dry- a little moisture is good).
- Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt. Set aside.
- In a small heavy saucepan, combine miso paste, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, and fish sauce and cook over medium heat until miso and sugar melts, and the sauce becomes thick like caramel, set aside but keep warm.
- Pour prepared peppers onto flat pan,and place directly over intense heat/flame on your grill.
- Cook, turning frequently, for about 5 minutes until the peppers are well blistered and softened.
- Transfer to serving platter and drizzle with Miso Caramel.
- Sprinkle with parmesan and serve.
