Fried peppers

In my family , we just love the spicy hot peppers with every meal so I fry peppers every few days . You can cook up a big batch because they keep well in the fridge .

I start with either the Italian long hot peppers or the cherry hot peppers ... remove the stems and cut peppers in half , you want the flavor of the garlic and the oil in the pepper .

5 cloves garlic peeled and left whole.

put about 1/8 inch of oil in a heavy skillet on medium high heat , add the garlic and the peppers and fry till brown turn them over and cook on other side  ... Garlic should be cooked at the same time as the peppers ... place in a plate and sprinkle with salt plus when the oil cools a bit , add some of the oil into the peppers , It is great for dipping bread or if you boil some potatoes and serve the peppers and some oil right over the potatoes .


They are great in a sandwich or accompanied with any Italian meal ... Italian bread is a must when serving these peppers ...It help take some of the heat off your burning tongue :)

Chili Paneer (Indian cheese)

1 - 8 ounce  paneer cheese - cut in cubes

1  large sweet pepper and 1 hot  jalapeno pepper - julienne

3 carrots - julienne

1/2 small onion - chopped

1 scallion -sliced leaving some of the green part as well
1 tsp corn starch
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup water

1/8 cup oil for frying

blk pepper to taste

add oil in fry pan and heat on medium high heat, place paneer(in a single layer ) in fry pan and cook 3 minutes  on each side... It will splatter as it cooks so be careful . when turning use a spatula and scrape the bottom as it will stick . take the paneer  out and place on a paper towel 


in the same fry pan add in the peppers, carrots and onion and fry for 6 minutes , move veggies aside and add the corn starch and continue to cook another 2 minutes . add in the blk pepper, soy sauce and water and soon as it starts to evaporate add in the paneer and mix ( you need it to have a little sauce so if it gets to dry add more water and a little more soy sauce .
serve over basmati rice.

this dish will serve 2 people

Stuffed hot cherry peppers

These stuffed peppers make my mouth water as I fry them :)

for the filling:

4 cups flavored bread crumb
3/4 cup of grated Parmesan and Romano cheese
3 to 4 finely minced garlic cloves
1/4 tsp onion powder
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1/4 cup of finely chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 tsp oregano
few leaves of fresh chopped Basil or 1/2 tsp dry flakes
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 eggs
3/4 cup water ( more or less as needed

Mix everything in a large bowl , hands work best ... the mix should just hold together ... if to dry add a little more water if its to soft add more bread crumbs 


2 dozen hot cherry peppers- remove the stems , cut in half and scoop out seeds 

Stuff the filling in the peppers and press filling down and smooth the top 

In a heavy metal fry pan add 1/4  inch  vegetable oil and heat on medium high heat, place the peppers when the oil is heated with the filled side down ( you should hear the frying as you place pepper in the hot oil if not wait till oil is hot enough ) ...LOWER heat to just medium and cook about 5 minutes shake the pan gently and the peppers should be moving freely without sticking  ... turn pepper( should be a nice dark golden color ) and continue  frying till pepper cooked on other side (about 5 minutes )

place them on a serving platter and sprinkle w/grated cheese and parsley

chicken fajitas

Today I was running around all morning with my son Johnny, taking him to his Gastro specialist and pharmacy , to the bank ....that when we finally got home it was already after 1:00 ...My younger son`s Joseph & Adam ask ..... What are we eating for lunch Ma ????? we didn`t even get in past the doorway yet ! LOL

A quick look in my fridge I grabbed the grilled Chicken left from last nights dinner , cheese out of my freezer , can of beans and some salsa which I already had in the fridge and My sister N law was nice enough to give me some tortillas a few days ago and I put together lunch in less than 10 minutes flat !

You just gotta love these quick meals . :)