Stuffed peppers are a classic dish familiar to many from childhood. It is popular in various cuisines around the world due to its versatility and rich taste.
The main component of this dish is sweet peppers, which are usually stuffed with minced meat, rice, vegetables or even cereals, creating a harmonious combination of textures and flavors.
In addition, this dish keeps well, making it convenient to prepare ahead of time and reheat on subsequent days.
Let’s prepare stuffed peppers without roasting
Ingredients:
- bell peppers – 12 pcs;
- cabbage leaves – 10 pieces;
- minced meat – 800 g;
- lard – 150 g;
- rice – 100 g;
- onion – 1 pc;
- carrot – 1/2 pcs;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- tomato paste – 1 tbsp;
- paprika – 1 tsp;
- ground black pepper – 1/2 tsp;
- salt – 1 tsp.
Ingredients for gravy:
- onion – 1 pc;
- carrots – 1/2 pcs;
- garlic – 2 cloves;
- tomato paste – 2 tbsp;
- hot water – 2 liters;
- salt – 2 tsp.
Preparation of stuffed peppers:
We put to the minced meat minced through a meat grinder lard, chop finely onion and carrots, chop garlic cloves, pour out rice.
Peppers are cleaned from the insides, remove everything through the top.
We put the cabbage with the removed
pith
in a cellophane bag and send it to the microwave for 7 minutes.
Also put tomato paste, ground black pepper and salt to the minced cabbage
. For the gravy cut quarter rings onion, finely chop carrots, chop garlic. Mix the ingredients in the stuffing thoroughly and put them into the prepared peppers.
Put the peppers in a standing state with the stuffing upwards in the pot.
Remove the top leaves from the cabbage, put them again in a cellophane bag and send them to the microwave for another 5 minutes.
Divide each leaf into two parts, remove the convex part
.
Put the rest of the stuffing on the leaves, wrap them in a clump and tuck the leaves inside so that the stuffing is not visible.
Put the vegetables cut for gravy on the bottom of the pot. Place the stuffed cabbage on them, laying them between the stuffed peppers.
Mix salt and tomato paste in hot water, pour it over the peppers and stuffed cabbage. On high heat bring the mixture to a boil, and then on medium heat cook for 40 minutes.
After cooking, you can sprinkle the stuffed cabbage and stuffed peppers with herbs.
You get a delicious and varied dish that will satisfy the preferences of all family members.
