Fried green Salentine peppers

Method5 steps

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   Step 1: Wash the peppers and cherry tomatoes (1 bunch), then dry them thoroughly. Remove the stalks and seeds from the peppers, detach the tomatoes from the vine and peel the garlic (1 clove) clove. Have kitchen paper ready for draining.

   Uses About 10 mild Salentine green peppers (friggitelli) · 1 bunch of cherry tomatoes · 1 clove garlic

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   Step 2: Pour extra virgin olive oil into a large frying pan to a finger-width depth and heat it for frying until hot but not smoking.

   Uses Extra virgin olive oil, a finger-width deep in the frying pan

   
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   Step 3: Carefully add the thoroughly dried, prepared green peppers to the hot oil. Fry, turning them partway through, until softened and their skins are wrinkled and lightly browned on both sides. Lift them onto kitchen paper to drain, leaving the frying oil in the pan.

   Uses Prepared dry seeded friggitelli peppers · Hot frying oil in pan

   
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   Step 4: In the same oil, fry the prepared cherry tomatoes with the peeled garlic clove until the tomatoes soften and their skins blister or wrinkle. Lift the tomatoes and garlic onto kitchen paper to drain.

   Uses Prepared dry cherry tomatoes · Peeled garlic clove · Frying oil remaining in pan

   
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   Step 5: Combine the drained fried peppers, tomatoes and garlic in a serving bowl. Add salt and torn fresh basil to taste, mix gently and serve as a side dish.

   Uses Drained fried friggitelli peppers · Drained fried cherry tomatoes and garlic · Salt, to taste · Fresh basil, to taste