Green peppercorns

[slinkycat]

I did Nigel Slater's green thai curry tonight. It called for bottled green peppercorns, but none of the supermarkets had them, so I just missed them out.
The curry was delicious anyway but I was wondering if you could use dried ones instead, and maybe soak them overnight first to rehydrate them, would that work?

[NazNomad]

Soaking them would be fine.

[heathfield]

If you soak, use white ones. Soaking is used to soften the skin of black peppercorns before its removal, and the process can be a bit smelly.

[slinkycat]

Thanks both, think I'll give it a go, and keep an eye out for the bottled ones as well.