Peperoni al Ponodoro

Peppers and Tomatoes

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Antonio Carluccio – The Collection

By Antonio Carluccio

Published 2012

  • About

“In some parts of the South these small sweet peppers are also called friarielli – confusingly, since cime di rapa (rape tops) are given the same name. This is a common way of eating the very small peppers that look like chillies but taste sweet When buying them you have to be sure to get the real thing.”

Ingredients

  • 90 ml olive oil
  • 600 g peperoncini dolci (small sweet peppers) stems trimmed
  • 1

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and fry the whole peppers (the little seeds inside are edible) for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the garlic and fry for a minute, then stir in the tomatoes, basil and salt. Cover and cook for about 15-20 minutes, until the peppers are soft.

My mother used to add some new potatoes and serve these as a first course accompanied by country bread.