Fried Hot Peppers With Yogurt

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb of long green chili pepper (or a combination of italian green peppers and chilli)
• 2 cups of strained greek yogurt or 3 cups plain yogurt, strained (see techniques, page 000)
• 2 -3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 3 -4 cloves garlic
• salt
• olive oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 wear gloves to protect your hands from the heat of the capsicum.
• 2 using a sharp knife, cut away the peppers' stems.
• 3 cut the peppers in half lengthwise and scrape out any remaining seeds.
• 4 heat about a half inch of olive oil in a large heavy skillet and fry the peppers over medium heat until wilted, about eight minutes.
• 5 remove with a slotted spoon and cool.
• 6 peel the skins off the pepper strips.
• 7 place the peppers on a platter, leaving a space in the center, for the yogurt.
• 8 sprinkle the peppers with a little salt and vinegar.
• 9 cover and marinate for one hour.
• 10 mix the strained yogurt with the garlic and with one tablespoon of olive oil.
• 11 place the yogurt in the center of the platter and serve.