Pimientos del Padrón Rellenos

Padróns Stuffed with Black Pudding

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Preparation info
  • 12

    Tapas
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in

By Frank Camorra and Richard Cornish

Published 2009

  • About

PADRÓN PEPPERS LOOK LIKE BABY GREEN CAPSICUMS (PEPPERS) — BUT ONE IN TEN HAVE A KICK LIKE AN ANGRY MULE. IN THE PAST 20 YEARS THEY HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY POPULAR IN BARS, WHERE THEY ARE SERVED FRIED OR GRILLED WITH PLENTY OF SALT. THE OCCASIONAL HOT ONE IS THE THRILL OF THE CHASE, AND IT’S ALWAYS FUN IN PADRÓN SEASON WATCHING YOUNG MEN THROW BACK BEER TO QUENCH THE FLAMES AND YOUNG LADIES FAN THEIR OPEN MOUTHS TO COOL THEM DOWN. THIS IS A DISH I NICKNAMED FUEGO Y SANGRE (‘FIRE AND