Probably every housewife cooked stuffed peppers at least once in her life. We will learn the classic recipe for making delicious home-style stuffed peppers with rice and minced meat. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Stuffed peppers are a delicious dish that is easy to prepare. Moreover, it always turns out to be tasty, juicy and bright. Such a dish will add aesthetics to any festive table. Tightly stuffed bright fleshy peppers are always fresh and attractive. The filling for the pepper depends on preference. The most classic option is rice with meat. But other products can also be used: corn, mushrooms, beans, vegetables, dried fruits, etc. In this review, we know how to cook homemade stuffed peppers with rice and minced meat.
Take any minced meat for the dish to your taste: beef, lamb or pork will satisfy hunger for a long time, and poultry meat will make the dish almost dietary. It is better to take Bulgarian pepper of any color: juicy yellow, warm red or fresh green. Any looks great on a plate. If you want to add some raisins to the dish, brown the bell peppers on all sides in a pan before stuffing. Serve them deliciously with lots of fresh herbs and a fragrant broth in which they are boiled. According to the classic recipe, they are boiled in sour cream sauce or with tomato paste.
See also how to make baked peppers stuffed with meat and rice.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 231 kcal.
- Servings - 10
- Cooking time - 1 hour 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- Sweet bell pepper - 10 pcs.
- Tomatoes - 500 g
- Onions - 2 pcs.
- Spices and herbs - any to taste
- Rice - 100 g
- Meat (any sort) - 500 g
- Cilantro - a few twigs
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Vegetable oil - for frying
- Bitter pepper - 1 pod
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Basil - a few twigs
- Salt - 1 tsp or to taste
Step by step cooking stuffed peppers at home, recipe with photo:
1. Peel the onions, wash, dry, cut into small pieces and fry in a pan until transparent.
2. Wash the meat, cut off excess fat, dry it with a paper towel and twist it through a meat grinder.
3. Wash the rice well to remove the gluten and boil in lightly salted water until half cooked. Send the rice to the minced meat bowl.
4. Add fried onion and garlic passed through a press to the minced meat.
5. Season the minced meat with salt and black pepper. Mix it well with your hands, passing between your fingers.
6. Wash and dry the pepper with a paper towel. Cut off the stem, clean out the seed box, and cut off the septa.
7. Fill the peppers tightly with the filling.
8. Place the peppers in a heavy-bottomed saucepan or skillet for braising.
9. Wash the tomatoes, chop and place in the bowl of a food processor. Peel the bitter peppers from seeds, cut off the stalk and send to the tomatoes. Add sprigs of greenery there. Season vegetables with salt and black pepper.
10. Chop the tomatoes until smooth and smooth.
11. Pour the tomato sauce over the peppers.
12. Cover the pan with a lid and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low setting and simmer home-style stuffed peppers for 45-60 minutes depending on size. Serve it hot. The appetizer does not require an additional side dish, you can use it on its own.
See also a video recipe on how to cook stuffed peppers.
