Croatian Stuffed Green Peppers (“punjena Paprika”) Recipe

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Croatian Stuffed Green Peppers (“punjena Paprika”)
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Ingredients:

  • 1500 g green peppers (8 to 10 pieces)
  • 30 g lard
  • 10 g onions
  • 50 g rice
  • 1 egg
  • 40 g lard
  • 20 g sugar
  • 100 g sour cream (optional)

Directions:

  1. Wash green peppers and cut the stem part to open a hole and to remove seeds part.
  2. Sauté finely minced onion on lard. When transparent remove from heat and add grounded beef and pork.
  3. Cook rice until half done and add into meat. Also add 1 whole egg, salt and pepper. Mix well into a compact stuffing.
  4. Stuff each green pepper with stuffing until full (Surplus of stuffing use as meat balls to cook with peppers).
  5. In a pot melt lard and sauté flour until brownish. Add tomato strained juice, salt and sugar. Add water if needed.
  6. Roast each green pepper in a frying pan on some oil making sure they don’t over burn. Put each peppers into a sauce and cook 60 minutes. At the end you can add sour cream.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 462.39 Kcal (1936 kJ)
Calories from fat 324.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 36.08g 56%
Cholesterol 75.02mg 25%
Sodium 135.16mg 6%
Potassium 713.17mg 15%
Total Carbs 23.51g 8%
Sugars 8.75g 35%
Dietary Fiber 4.19g 17%
Protein 13.32g 27%
Vitamin C 161.5mg 269%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Calcium 64.1mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 130.53 Kcal (547 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.65 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.18g 56%
Cholesterol 21.18mg 25%
Sodium 38.15mg 6%
Potassium 201.32mg 15%
Total Carbs 6.64g 8%
Sugars 2.47g 35%
Dietary Fiber 1.18g 17%
Protein 3.76g 27%
Vitamin C 45.6mg 269%
Iron 0.3mg 7%
Calcium 18.1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.5
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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