Shishito Pepper Martinis (Peppini)
Description
These "peppinis" include classic martini ingredients with the additions of blistered shishito peppers and lemon slices.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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10 shishito peppers
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10 thin slices lemon
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1/2 teaspoon sea salt
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1/2 medium lemon, juiced
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1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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30 fluid ounces vodka
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10 fluid ounces dry vermouth
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ice as needed
Directions
1
Heat a heavy cast iron or steel pan over medium-high to high heat and add 1 tablespoon oil. Add the peppers and blister, letting them sit on one side and then tossing a few times until they at blistered all the way around, about 8 minutes total. Season with sea salt.
2
Lay the lemon slices in the pan so that they are flat to the bottom of the pan. Allow the lemons to color slightly and flip, about 2 minutes total. Remove to a bowl.
3
Squeeze lemon half over peppers. Sprinkle on flaky salt and drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil.
4
Shake or stir vodka, vermouth, and ice together in batches, adding 1 teaspoon or so of the juices from the bowl of peppers and lemons to each batch. Strain into martini glasses. Garnish each martini with a pepper and a slice of lemon.