[CH] An Interesting Chile
Bill & Linda Moats (moats@valint.net)
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:34:03 -0800
As the seed catalogs come in I thought I might share a chile I grew last
year, Pimiento de Padron. A woman from California wrote that she enjoyed the
chile in tapas in Spain but couldn't find it at home. Eventually she found
it at a farmer's market and was thrilled. Last year for the first time I saw
it at Tomato Growers Supply and ordered it.
It grew well with a lot of approx. 3 inch chiles. Before cooking it I didn't
really get why the Spanish like it so much but I found out. It is sauteed in
olive oil maybe with garlic. It is thin walled and thin skinned so it cooks
quickly just so the skin blisters and it softens and there is no need peel
the skin. It has a very good taste and is highly variable in heat, some are
hot and some are not.
Bill
Dreaming of another Chile Season in NE Oregon