Chilli & heat · Fresh
Padrón peppers
Also called pimientos de Padrón, padróns
Small green Spanish peppers, mostly mild with the occasional hot one. Blistered in olive oil and sprinkled with flaky salt as a tapa.
What can replace it
- T2 · GoodAnaheim chillies
Larger and milder; cut into pieces before blistering.
- T2 · GoodKorean green chillies
Longer and thinner, a little crisper.
- T3 · In a pinchGreen peppers
Thick and bitter with no heat; cut into strips.
- T3 · In a pinchMini sweet peppers
Sweet with no heat; blisters well but tastes different.
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