Stuffed Banana Peppers ('Gefüllte Spitzpaprika')
Stuffed Banana Peppers ('Gefüllte Spitzpaprika')
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- For the stuffed peppers:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 small onion, finely minced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
- 12 ounces (340 g) mixed minced meat (50 % pork/ 50 % beef)
- 1 cup cooked basmati rice
- 1 egg, size M
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 teaspoon dried savory
- 1 tablespoon sweet paprika powder
- spicy paprika powder, to taste
- salt, to taste
- 20 ounces (570 g) banana peppers, tops, seeds, and inner membranes removed
- 2 tablespoons of clarified butter
- For the tomato sauce:
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 14 ounces (400 g) can peeled tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- salt, to taste
- For serving:
- a handful of freshly chopped dill leaves, for garnishing
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 430 °F (180 °C).
- 2
Stuff the peppers:
- 3
Heat the butter in a small nonstick pan over medium heat and sweat the onion and garlic cloves for 3-4 minutes until translucent.
- 4
In a mixing bowl, combine the minced meat, onion, garlic, rice, egg, dill, savory, and sweet paprika powder. Season the filling to taste with spicy paprika powder and salt.
- 5
Stuff the filling tightly into your banana peppers.
- 6
Sear the peppers:
- 7
Heat the clarified butter over medium-high heat in a large saute pan and sear the peppers on all sides until lightly golden all around. Take the seared peppers out of the pan and lower the heat.
- 8
If needed, add some more clarified butter, then roast the tomato paste for about 1 minute. Add the whole can of peeled tomatoes along with 1 cup of water. Bring to a light simmer and season the sauce with sugar, oregano, and salt to taste. Remember that the sauce will reduce a little in the oven. So go easy on the salt. You can always add more at the end of the cooking process.
- 9
Braise the peppers in the oven:
- 10
Place your banana peppers in one even layer in the sauce so that they are covered a little more than halfway with sauce. Place the saute pan in the middle rack of your preheated oven and let the bell peppers braise for about 45 minutes.
- 11
Serve your peppers:
- 12
Sprinkle the braised peppers with a handful of fresh dill leaves and serve with bread or rice on the side.