Deep Fried Green Chili Recipe

Spanish never run out of ideas for making tapas and Deep Fried Green Chili is one of their popular tapas recipe.

Recipes Ingredients:

(Serving: 4~6 people)


  • Fresh Chili (fresh; hot): 12 pieces
  • Spanish Olive Oil: 9 oz/250 gram
  • Sea Salt

Cooking Methods:

  1. Using large heavy-bottom saucepan, heat 3 inches/7.5 centimeter of Spanish Olive Oil until it reaches 350-375 F (farrenheit)/180-190 C (degree)*.
  2. Rinse the fresh green chilis and dry them thoroughly with a paper towel.
  3. Drop them in the hot olive oil for around 15-20 seconds or until they turned bright green and the skins blister.
  4. Using slotted spoon, remove the green chilis from the hot saucepan and drain well on crumpled paper towels.
  5. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve immediately.

Cooking Suggestions(*):

  1. Fry a cube of bread until it turns brown in 30 seconds to test the temperature.
  2. Deep Fried Green Chili recipe can also be served as tapas.