Jolie’s Gabor's Hungarian Stuffed Green Peppers
Created by dienia b on September 18, 2015
- Servings: 6
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 90m
- Recipe #20992
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 pounds green bell peppers (6 medium)
- 1 pound ground beef (called for chopped)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 ounces sliced bread (2 slices, softened in wine)
- 2 tablespoons white wine
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoons ketchup
- 1/2 cup cooked rice
- 1 cup stewed tomatoes
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1/4 cup sherry wine
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- Gingersnaps (6 cookies, softened in water)
- 2 tablespoons water (boiling)
How to Make
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Step 1: Wash and dry firm green peppers; cut off stems and removed seeds and pulp with a sharp knife.
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Step 2: Parboil peppers in boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove them from water and drain well. Sponge them dry.
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Step 3: Place chopped beef in a mixing bowl; add baking powder, softened bread, egg, catsup and boiled rice. Toss with a fork until completely blended.
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Step 4: Stuff peppers with meat mixture, rounding the mixture at the top.
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Step 5: Heat stewed tomatoes, puree, sherry wine, water, lemon juice and brown sugar.
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Step 6: Place stuffed peppers in an upright position into the hot tomato sauce.
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Step 7: Cover, cook gently for an hour.
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Step 8: Soften gingersnaps in a little warm water;(heat in microwave) stir them into the sauce.
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Step 9: Spoon sauce over each pepper and serve very hot.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (344.7 g)
- Calories 314
- Total Fat - 13.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 4.8 g
- Cholesterol - 102 mg
- Sodium - 206.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 22.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 3.5 g
- Sugars - 8.8 g
- Protein - 24.1 g
- Calcium - 90.4 mg
- Iron - 4.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 106 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg