Fried peppers are a fantastic, quick, and delicious side dish . In an air fryer, you can cook Italian green peppers, Padrón peppers, or even bell peppers.
Any of these varieties cooks similarly, quickly, and evenly . The only thing you'll need to adjust depending on the type of peppers you choose is the cooking time; larger peppers require more time.
This time, we opted for Italian peppers, which turned out tender and delicious thanks to the perfect cooking time achieved with the air fryer, preventing them from becoming bitter. With a touch of cooking spray—much less than you would use in a pan—you'll achieve perfect results.
Optionally, you can remove the stems and seeds and cook them cut into strips, although we didn't do that so we could serve them whole and also because this way they're ready in very little time . To finish, we simply added a pinch of flaky salt and they're ready to serve.
Recipe Information
- Preparation time : 5 minutes
- Cooking time : 15 minutes
- Total time : 20 minutes
- Servings : 2
- Category : side dish
- Type of cuisine : Spanish
- Calories per serving (kcal) : 128
Ingredients for air fryer fried peppers
- 4 Italian green peppers
- 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil
- Flaky salt
How to make fried peppers in an air fryer
The first thing we'll do is thoroughly wash 4 Italian green peppers under running cold water. Then, we'll dry them with paper towels.
We put the peppers in the air fryer basket and arrange them so they aren't piled on top of each other, allowing for even cooking and air circulation. We spray the peppers with four bursts of extra virgin olive oil, about the equivalent of one teaspoon.
We set the air fryer to 180°C for a total of 14 minutes. We cook the peppers for 7 minutes, then turn them over and cook them for another 7 minutes on the other side.
Once the cooking time is up, wait until the peppers are no longer hot and transfer them to the serving dish. Sprinkle with flaked salt to taste.
We serve the air-fried peppers as a side dish with meat or fish, inside a sandwich, or to accompany fried eggs, as possible suggestions.
Easy-to-prepare summary
- We wash and dry the peppers
- We drizzled them with oil and placed them in the air fryer basket.
- We fry the peppers for 14 minutes at 180ºC, turning them halfway through.
- We transfer them to a plate and add salt
- We serve it as a side dish
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