Sauteed Padron Pepper With Toasted Garlic Chips

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• extra virgin olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic, slivered
• 25 young pimiento de padron chilies
• sea salt

Recipe

• 1 pour enough olive oil into a skillet to cover the bottom.
• 2 add the garlic slivers and place over medium heat.
• 3 cook until the garlic is lightly toasted.
• 4 using a slotted spoon, remove the garlic to paper towels to drain.
• 5 add the chiles to the pan and cook, stirring constantly, for 3 to 4 minutes, until blistered on all sides and they take on a bit of color.
• 6 transfer to paper towels to drain briefly.
• 7 the chiles will collapse on the plate if ready.
• 8 "ifthey don't lose the air, they're still raw,".
• 9 arrange the chiles around the perimeter of a serving plate.
• 10 heap the garlic chips in the center.
• 11 sprinkle with coarse salt.