Toltottpaprika - Stuffed Peppers |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 240 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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This is another dish that is pure comfort food, it is very satisfying and filling, this can be served with some mashed potatoes and some of the sauce on top of the potatoes. Ingredients:
8 medium sized green peppers |
1/2 lb. ground beef (or 1 lb. beef if you do not want to include pork) |
1/2 lb. ground pork |
1 raw egg |
1 cup washed rice |
2- 28 oz. cans of crushed tomatos (or 3 or 4 lbs. fresh peeled tomatos) |
1 large white onion, chopped |
2 cloves garlic minced. |
2 tbsp. good hungarian paprika (buy imported sweet) |
1 tsp. salt or more if desired. |
2 tbls. sugar (do not omit) |
1/4 tsp. black pepper corns |
2 whole bay laurel leaves |
1 cup water only if needed |
Directions:
1. Cut off the tops of peppers and reserve. Take out the seeds.
2. In mixing bowl, place the ground meat, raw egg, washed rice, salt and paprika. Rice can be cooked for about 5 minutes and then drained. Mix well with clean hands.
3. Stuff peppers, using all the meat mixture. If you have some left over, make a few balls. Set peppers up-right in cooking pot.
4. Add the tomatos, sugar, onions and chopped tops of peppers over the peppers, toss in the black pepper corns and the bay leaves.
5. Cover and slowly cook for about 1 1/2 hours. , this can also be done in the crock pot on low for 6 hours.
6. If it looks too thick add a little water.
7. sour cream can be added to individual servings.
8. Serves 4.
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