Seared Shishito Peppers With Corn and Japanese Curry

- Total Time
- 20 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1tablespoon neutral oil, such as sunflower or grapeseed
- 4ounces/2 packed cups whole shishito peppers
- 4cups fresh corn kernels (from 4 to 5 large ears corn)
- 3tablespoons Japanese curry paste (also called curry sauce mix)
- ½cup dry white wine
- 2tablespoons unsalted butter
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat a large sauté pan over high heat and add oil; let heat for 30 seconds. Add shishitos and let blister, tossing them in the pan, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add corn and cook, stirring, until lightly browned and tender, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
- Step 2
Lower heat to medium and add curry paste, white wine and butter. Cook until sauce begins to coat vegetables, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately.
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My favorite is "S&B Golden Curry Sauce Mix Medium Hot." It's hot. So, add it little by little.
Shishito peppers are an important Japanese ingredient. They are becoming more common in US markets. They are sweet peppers, but not as sweet as colored Bell peppers. 90% of them have no discernible heat, but that 10th one will be VERY hot! I think of it as the Russian Roulette pepper. I grow my own Shishitoes, and bottle them in a ginger pickle. A lot of Japanese recipes actually call for them in this form. The closest equivalent I can think of would be long strips of Green Bell pepper.
Shishito peppers are nearly the same as padrone peppers. Padrone peppers seem to be more widely available. But, yeah, every so often, you will randomly get one that's so hot you think you're gonna die. Don't worry, you won't. It just feels like you will.
I initially used 2TBSP of the S&B Curry paste, and also found I had to add additional wine to make a sauce - the recipe is great as written! I really like shishitos, so I used those. When cooking with peppers, I automatically seed them and remove the white pith before cooking, with a glove. This makes the peppers less hot.
Made with a mix of curry powder, garam masala and paprika as I read on other comments. Seriously good. Moved into the “winners” folder.
Instead of salt, try a dash of soy sauce
