Padron peppers
Capsicum annuum
Similar veggies:
Peppers, chili peppers
A quick introduction
This is a new crop for us (2021) and we hope the Padron peppers will grow well! Padron peppers are traditionally grown in Spain and are very flavourful small green peppers that can potentially be spicy (they say one out of ten peppers is spicy, hence them also being named 'Spanish roulette' peppers).
Storage
Store for a few days in the vegetable drawer of the fridge.
Season
Summer to mid-fall
Suggestions for preparation
Peppers can be eaten in many ways: grilled, raw, stir-fried... In Spain, Padron peppers are traditionally fried and served with some salt as an appetizer. We think they will also work well in a Turkish style stew, especially if the idea of biting into a spicy pepper is not an appealing one to you. See detailed instruction on how to fry the Padron peppers the traditional way below.
Recipes
Make traditional fried Padron peppers.
Or try this recipe for Padron peppers served in a tomato sauce:
Use Padron peppers in a not-so-traditional mild Thai green curry paste.
Or make Güvec (turkish beef stew with green or red peppers). This recipe doesn't add sumac to the Güvec but we suggest that you do!
Vegetarian bean chili (use a few Padron peppers instead of the green pepper in the recipe)