Red Bell Peppers in Puff Pastry

Hojaldre de Pimientos Morrones
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Ingredients

  • ½ pound puff pastry dough homemade or store-bought
  • 1 large egg yolk lightly beaten with 1 teaspoon water
  • 4 medium red bell peppers or 8 jarred piquillo peppers
  • Kosher or sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • Olive oil for brushing
  • Hollandaise Sauce:
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • ½ cup cold butter cut into pieces

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 425°F.
  • Roll out puff pastry to ⅛-inch thickness and cut into 4 (5 x 3-inch) rectangles.
  • Brush pastry tops with egg yolk and bake for 10-11 minutes or until golden.
  • Let cool.

Roast Bell Peppers:

  • Preheat the oven to 500°F.
  • Roast bell peppers in a pan, turning once, for 20 minutes until skin is bubbled and charred.
  • Cover roasted peppers with foil for 15 minutes, then peel, core, and seed them.

Pepper Sauce:

  • Cut 2 bell peppers into 8 (1-inch) strips.
  • Process the remaining 2 bell peppers until smooth and strain into a small saucepan.
  • Season with salt and pepper, bring to a simmer, and simmer for 1 minute.

Hollandaise Sauce:

  • In a small saucepan, whisk together egg yolks and lemon juice.
  • Add half of the butter, heat over low heat, whisking until melted.
  • Add the remaining butter, whisk until melted and the sauce is thickened.

Assembly:

  • Preheat the oven to 450°F.
  • Split puff pastry rectangles horizontally.
  • Hollow out the center of each bottom half.
  • Fill the depression with pepper sauce, arrange 2 bell pepper strips on top, season with salt.
  • Cover with 1 tablespoon hollandaise sauce, place on a cookie sheet, and bake for 2 minutes.
  • Cover with reserved pastry tops and bake for an additional 2 minutes.
  • Serve hot.

Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:

Enjoy your Red Bell Peppers in Puff Pastry!
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Course Pastry
Cuisine Spain
Diets Vegetarian