Author Notes: …for Basque land and freedom. Piperade is a classic Spanish/Basque dish. The Basques seem to have dropped in from outer space, as their language is unrelated to any of the romance or Germanic languages spoken in Europe. But then, hey, there they are overlapping the frontier between Spain and France like the Area 51 of the Pyrenees . Pintxo is the Gallician term for tapa. So this is a small plate which you can follow up with more pintxos as you drift from tavern to tavern at 3:00 a.m. The recipe here is portioned for two generous pinxtos but you can multiply as needed. Don’t skip the eggs.
“‘These Basques are swell people’, Bill said”—The Sun Also Rises. —pierino
DirectionsAuthor Notes: …for Basque land and freedom. Piperade is a classic Spanish/Basque dish. The Basques seem to have dropped in from outer space, as their language is unrelated to any of the romance or Germanic languages spoken in Europe.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chili Pepper Recipe
