How to make classic stuffed peppers

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The perfect combination of tender peppers, meat, rice, tomato sauce and cheese.

How to make minced peppers

Ingredients

For 4-5 bell peppers:

• 300 g minced meat;
• 1 carrot;
• 1 onion;
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 1 tomato or 2-3 tablespoons of tomato paste - optional;
• 100 g of rice;
• salt to taste;
• ground black pepper - to taste;
• 1 bunch of parsley - optional.

Any minced meat is suitable for the filling. Most often, peppers are made with pork, beef, chicken, lamb, turkey, or a combination of different types of meat.

The classic option is a 1: 1 mixture of pork and ground beef.

It is from such minced meat that a juicy, but moderately fatty filling for peppers is obtained.

By the way, instead of minced meat, you can use bacon, mushrooms, shrimp, vegetables or cheese.

Preparation

Grate the carrots on a medium to coarse grater and cut the onions into small cubes.

Heat oil in a frying pan and put onions there first, and after 2-3 minutes - carrots. Fry, stirring occasionally, until golden brown. You can add tomato pulp or tomato paste to vegetables.

Some people prefer to add raw onion to the minced meat, but the filling will be more flavorful if it is fried.

Place the roast on a plate. If you leave the vegetables in the pan, even after removing it from the heat, they will still continue to fry.

Rinse the rice well and boil in salted water until half cooked. It should be soft at the edges but firm in the middle. Otherwise, while cooking the peppers, the rice will turn into mush.

Put the frying and rice in the minced meat. Season with salt and pepper, add chopped herbs if desired and mix well.

You can add other spices to your taste. For example, paprika, cumin, dried garlic, ground coriander, suneli hops, a mixture of peppers or Provencal herbs.

How to cook stuffed peppers on the stove

Cut off the tops of the peppers and remove the seeds. Fill the vegetables tightly with the prepared mixture.

Place the stuffed peppers in a large saucepan or cauldron with the filling facing up.

Then the peppers need to be poured almost completely with the sauce. The top of the vegetables should remain open. Therefore, adjust the amount of liquid depending on the size of the pot.

Here are some of the tastiest options for sauces:

1. Tomato juice + 2-3 tablespoons of sour cream + salt + ground black pepper.
2. 2 tablespoons of sour cream + 2 tablespoons of tomato paste + water + salt + ground black pepper.
3. 1 carrot + 1 onion + 2 tomatoes or 3-4 tablespoons of tomato paste + 2 tablespoons of sour cream + salt + ground black pepper + water. Fry the carrots and onions until golden brown. Add tomato pulp or tomato paste, sour cream and spices. Water can be poured into either a frying pan or a saucepan, after placing the frying on the peppers.

Place the lid on the bowl and bring the sauce to a boil. Then simmer for about 40 more minutes over moderate heat.

To test the doneness of the peppers, just taste them. Rice, meat and vegetables should be completely cooked.

Remove the peppers from the stove and leave them covered for 10-20 minutes, so that they are completely saturated with the sauce and become even tastier and more aromatic.

How to cook stuffed peppers in the oven

You can cut the tops off the peppers, as when stewing on the stove, or cut the vegetables in half lengthwise, leaving the stalks if desired. In both cases, the seeds must be removed from the peppers.

Stuff the peppers with the prepared filling. Grease a baking sheet or baking dish with vegetable oil and arrange the peppers in a single layer.

To make the dish juicier, brush the top of the peppers with mayonnaise or sour cream mixed with chopped garlic.

Place the peppers in a preheated 180 ° C oven for about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for about 10 more minutes, until melted.