For years I have searched for a stuffed pepper recipe that parellels the culinary wonderment of my mom and oma’s. None of the recipes I found came close. One day, with a craving for stuffed peppers too big to ignore, I set out to experiment and get the recipe right! After many attempts, I finally discovered the exact mix that makes the perfect stuffed peppers! As the meat in the recipe, feel free to use whatever ground meat you prefer. I have tried almost all of them, and the 2 that taste the best to me are soy crumbles and ground pork. Enjoy!
Makes about 3 – 4 servings
Ingredients
1 large peppers (green or red)
2 cups cooked brown rice
2 LARGE cloves of garlic
1 large vidalia onion
3/4 lb ground beef OR soy crumbles OR ground pork
2 8 oz can tomato sauce
1 cup ketchup (to taste)
Cumin
Chili powder
Directions:
- Cut tops off of peppers, remove seeds, keep tops
- Place peppers (top down) on micro-safe plate, wrap well with saran wrap
- Place in micro on medium heat (70%) for 2 minutes (time is for 2 peppers). Let sit, covered, until ready to use
- In a sauce pan, brown 1/2 diced onion and 1 large garlic clove (sliced or crushed)
- When brown, add tomato sauce, let simmer for 5 minutes
- Add about 1 tblsp cumin (to taste) and 1 tsp chili powder
- Add ketchup (1/2 cup at a time to taste)
- Put aside sauce to simmer
- In a large saute pan, brown garlic and diced onion in olive oil
- Add meat, season LIGHTLY with seasoning salt and cumin (do not add too much seasoning, the seasoning will come later)
- When browned, add cooked rice and stir well
- Once mixed, add 1.5 ladles of the sauce you made
- Mix well, let simmer for 3 minutes
- In a deep baking pan, stuff peppers with the rice mixture, place in pan, and surround them with the left over rice
- Pour the remaining sauce evenly over the entire dish
- Bake at 350 for 25 minutes
I make a good stuffed pepper too, although with a chicken parmesan filling.
http://michaelbeyer.wordpress.com/2010/09/17/michaels-stuffed-bell-peppers-with-chicken-parmesan-filling/
Thanks Michael! These look great! I will have to try them!