Mahnke Family RecipesStuffed Peppers
Lovely, cumin flavoured peppers. One of my childhood favorites!
Ingredients
- 6 whole bell peppers (we like non-green best)6 whole bell peppers (we like non-green best)
- 3 T / 36 g olive oil3 T / 36 g olive oil
- 1 medium onion - chopped1 medium onion - chopped
- 1 lb / 454 g ground/minced beef1 lb / 454 g ground/minced beef
- 3⁄4 c / 143 g half-cooked rice3⁄4 c / 143 g half-cooked rice
- 1⁄2 c tomatoes - peeled and chopped1⁄2 c tomatoes - peeled and chopped
- 3 T chopped parsley3 T chopped parsley
- 1 t ground cumin1 t ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 t / 9 g salt1 1⁄2 t / 9 g salt
- 1 t / 6 g salt1 t / 6 g salt
- 3⁄4 t ground black pepper3⁄4 t ground black pepper
- 8 oz / 226 g tomato sauce (pasata)8 oz / 226 g tomato sauce (pasata)
- 1⁄2 c / 114 g water1⁄2 c / 114 g water
- 1 t ground cumin1 t ground cumin
Peppers
Sauce
This really is a quick meal to prepare, even though the cooking time is fairly long. To me, it is the perfect use of cumin. The tomato and peppers really let it shine.
Method
- Boil large pot of water and blanch cleaned, topped peppers for approximately 5 minutes. Allow to cool.
- Using oil, sauté onions
- Mix beef, rice, parsley, sautéed onion, tomato and cumin in a bowl
- Stuff meat mixture into peppers and place upright in high sided baking dish
- Mix sauce ingredients and pour over peppers
- Cover dish and bake 45 minutes at 350F/180C
- Remove cover, spoon sauce over peppers and bake uncovered for another 30 min
- To serve, put pepper on a plate, cut in half, open and spoon sauce on both halves.
Servings
4-6
Category
Prep time
30 minutes
Cuisine
Author
via Barbara Ross
Source
Milwaukee Sentinal (I think)