Pepperonata
- Cook time: 30mins
- Serves: 6
- Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 large red onion, halved and sliced thin
- 6 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- 6 red capsicums
- 50ml aged red wine vinegar
- 30g sugar
- ½ cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped roughly
- ½ cup picked basil leaves
- ¼ cup picked and chopped oregano leaves
- 2 tab baby capers, rinsed well
- Salt and pepper
Method
- Over fire or grill rub a small amount of oil on the peppers and cook the skin on all sides until charred. If using an oven place oven on maximum temp and place peppers on a wire rack and cook until the skin is blistered. Remove and place in an air-tight container to sweat.
- Meanwhile, add the remaining olive oil in a pot and bring up to a high heat. Add onion and garlic and a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook stirring occasionally until the onion is soft and translucent.
- Remove the skin from peppers and deseed. Chop the peppers into chunks and add to the onion mix, also add any liquid from the peppers.
- Add some more salt and cook until the peppers are soft, add vinegar, sugar and cook a further 2 minutes. Remove peppers from heat and set aside. Once cool add capers and herbs and adjust seasoning.
- Tastes better the next day.
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