Stuffed peppers

Name: Stuffed peppers
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 g minced beef; 200 g minced pork; 200 g rice (arborio); 2 eggs; 1 large onion; 15 g parsley; 1 tsp vegeta (or salt); 1 tsp mild paprika; 1/4 tsp black pepper; 4-5 medium sized bell peppers; 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 800 ml tomato passata; 4 dried laurel leaves

Jure Merhar @jure

Punjena paprika (Croatian and Serbian for "stuffed peppers") is a Central and Southeast European dish consisting of peppers filled with minced meat and rice. Most popular in the Zagorje and Vojvodina regions, it is influenced by Hungarian cuisine. The meat, usually ground beef, is mixed with herbs, spices and rice.

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 mins

8 servings

200 gminced beef
200 gminced pork
200 grice (arborio)
2eggs
1large onion
15 gparsley
1 tspvegeta (or salt)
1 tspmild paprika
1/4 tspblack pepper
4-5medium sized bell peppers
1 tbspolive oil
2 tbsptomato puree
800 mltomato passata
4dried laurel leaves

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Steps

1 hour 30 mins

1

Finely chop the onions and parsley, and put both in a large mixing bowl.
2

Add the meat, rice, eggs, and seasoning, and knead well to mix everything evenly.
3

Cut the stalks and cores out of the peppers, and clean the insides of any remaining seeds and membranes. The peppers should be completely hollow and empty.
4

Stuff the peppers with the prepared mixture. Make sure to fill every corner. Optional: At this point you can freeze some of them for later use.
5

Place the peppers in a large pot, add a bit of olive oil, and sear them for a couple of minutes until they get a bit of colour.
6

Pour water into the pot to cover half of the peppers, add tomato puree, stir and bring to a boil.
7

Add the tomato passata, making sure the peppers are completely covered. Add more water if they aren't.
8

Add laurel leaves and cook on low heat for one and a half hour. Never stir, only shake the pot every 10 minutes.
9

Serve with the sauce they were cooked in, and some mashed potatoes. Depending on their size, one pepper could be enough for 2 portions.