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Does anyone have a recipe for stuffed chillies, the kind that are sold in Italian delis?  The filling involves tuna, anchovies and capers.  They can be bought in jars, but are outrageously expensive so I just treat myself to a few bought by weight now and again! 

I am trying some F1 Cherry Bomb chillies this year, with the intention of making my own.  Anyone have a clue how to recreate this filling? 

Here's a link to show the deli product:
http://www.frantoiosantagata.com/site/9247/default.aspx

Either stuff them with a slow risotto, or boil your rice with a stock cube till just underdone.  start off a pan with olive oil (or home made flavoured olive oil) cook down finely chopped onion and finely chopped chorizo or strong salami, add peppers, mushrooms if desired.  Stuff the toms, black pepper on top w/ small blot of butter, bake till yielding (ovens differ) and serve.

Alternatively, a very very low oven overnight will dry them out a treat and preserve them (in herbed oil/freezer etc) for the leaner months.

We've a couple of jars of those I bought for nibbles and never opened because I've since had them from the deli and not been too impressed.  In future I would blend tuna fish with capers and anchovies and maybe a bit of spring onion or chives and some lemon juice till I liked the taste then spoon into those lovely spicy cherry sized honeydew peppers which can be bought at reasonable prices.

I've not tasted them but I'd do the same, Obb.Think it's possible to deseed & quickly blanch them before stuffing if the kick's gonna be too strong for when the vicar's wife comes round for tea.

Quote from: Obbelix on March 23, 2006, 12:50:50
We've a couple of jars of those I bought for nibbles and never opened because I've since had them from the deli and not been too impressed.  In future I would blend tuna fish with capers and anchovies and maybe a bit of spring onion or chives and some lemon juice till I liked the taste then spoon into those lovely spicy cherry sized honeydew peppers which can be bought at reasonable prices.

Sundried tomaotes in jars can very terribly.  They should be resistant without being chewy and fleshy without being mush.  Try to find somewhere where they are sold loose and ask for a taste first.  Supermarkets are rubbish at the taste-first principle, so go for delis every time.

Agreed, Leg, you can get a good free meal at a deli ;D

I've just been given a Jamie Oliver recipe that's quite similar.  You put the chillies(NOT tomatoes, bit of confusion crept in somewhere) in an oven dish, cover with olive oil, and cook at 375F for 45 mins.  Then cool, drain and fill.  the filling's not quite the same, no tuna.  I will experiment a bit as Obbelix says.

Hope the Cherry Bombs will be OK - the description says they're quite thick-walled so good for pickling & stuffing.  Want something with a bit of zing to it, without actually setting fire to me mouth!