How to make pepperoni? The recipe of the most famous Sicilian side dish!

Let's see how to make peperonata with the original recipe: with this side dish, you won't go wrong!

Simple to prepare and perfect to accompany meat or fish: it is the Sicilian pepper. This summer side dish, which has its roots in southern Italy, is popular throughout the country: genuine and homemade , impossible not to make it with your own hands at least once!

Today we will see how to prepare the peperonata with the classic recipe in a pan and with the one in the oven, for a light and less seasoned version. Finally, we will also see how to do it with the Thermomix, for an even faster version.

The peppers cooked following these recipes are also perfect for seasoning pasta and giving life to a different first course. In short, what are we waiting for? Let's go immediately to see how this delicious side dish is made!

How to make the classic peperonata

So let's start with the pan-fried peperonata recipe, the traditional one !

1. Start by peeling the onions, then cut them in quarters and slice them roughly.
2. Place a large frying pan on the heat, heat plenty of oil (7-8 tablespoons will do) and add the garlic and onions.
3. Simmer over medium/low heat for 15 minutes and in the meantime clean the peppers, remove the seeds and internal filaments and cut into sticks.
4. Add the vegetables to the pan, mix well over high heat for about ten minutes, then remove the garlic, add salt and reduce the heat.
5. Add the tomato puree and about 1 glass of water, add the sugar , mix well and lower the heat.
6. Cook for about 30 minutes with the lid on, at the end of cooking add salt and pepper as needed.

This recipe is designed to be as digestible as possible, if you want you can also follow this video recipe of the dish:

Preparation of baked pepperoni

Here's a lighter version of the side dish, thanks to baking. Let's see the steps !

1. For this preparation, however, start by washing the peppers well , then cut them in half, remove the stalk and the internal seeds then cut them into sticks of the same size.
2. Peel the onion and slice it. Transfer the peppers and onion into a baking dish with the salt, oil, pepper and aromatic herbs.
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 30 minutes . 10 minutes from the end of cooking, add the tomato diluted with half a glass of hot water and the sugar. Remove from the oven and serve.