Bell Peppers Stuffed with Ground Meat and Rice
Bell peppers stuffed with ground meat and rice is a recipe featuring fresh ingredients from the fruit-vegetable category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 4 red bell pepper halves
- 400 g mixed ground meat
- 2 tbsp clarified butter
- 1 finely chopped onion
- 1 Garlic clove
- 1 egg
- 100 g cooked rice
- Salt
- ground black pepper
- 500 g tomatoes
- 2 tbsp butter
- 1 tbsp flour
- Salt
- ground black pepper
Instructions
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1.
Cut a lid off the bell peppers, deseed and wash them.
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2.
Sauté the onion in hot clarified butter, press in the garlic, add the meat and cook until crumbly, season with salt and pepper, then let cool.
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3.
Mix the ground meat mixture with egg and rice, and fill the peppers.
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4.
Wash the tomatoes, roughly chop them and bring to a boil with 1/8 l water, season with salt and pepper, simmer gently for about 30 minutes, then strain through a sieve.
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5.
For the sauce whisk butter, stir in flour, sauté briefly, then add the strained tomatoes and blend into a sauce; taste and adjust seasoning.
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6.
Place the stuffed peppers in a casserole dish, pour over the tomato sauce, and steam in an oven at 200°C for about 25 minutes.
