01 Ingredients
2 -3 fresh red or yellow peppers
Garlic clove peeled & sliced in half
Olive oil
2tsp good white vinegar
Salt
Ground black pepper
Small chilli cut in half length ways
SWEET PEPPERS SOTT'OLIO
serves 4
02 Preparation
Heat the oven to 210˚C
Cut the peppers in half, discard the core and pips, and trim off the white membrane with a knife
Place peppers cut side down on baking paper on an oven tray, and allow to cook for 25min, or till the skin is blackening
Allow the peppers to cool and remove the skins, which should come off easily
Slice the peppers on the length in strips
Rub some of the inner surface of a glass or ceramic container with half of the garlic clove
Layer in some of the peppers
Add some olive oil, salt, ground black pepper, and build up
About half way, put in the half garlic clove and one chilli half, and pour in the olive oil with 1tsp of the vinegar
Add the rest of the peppers and the other half of the chilli on the top, the rest of the vinegar and season again
Pour in enough olive oil to cover the top of the peppers completely
Seal and refrigerate
Allow to marinade like this for at least 6 hours. Eat within a week
03 Plating
Serve as part of a small plate table or delicious in a panini with rocket, cheese and parma ham