Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers (Zeytinyagli Biber Dolmasi)
Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers (Zeytinyagli Biber Dolmasi) is a hor d'oeuvre that serves 5. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan recipe has 174 calories, 4g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. For $1.29 per serving, this recipe covers 18% of your daily re
- Prep time
- 13 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 5 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 0.5 teaspoon allspice
- 1 kg bell peppers
- 0.25 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon dried/fresh mint
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 onions
- 100 grams rice
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon sugar
- 0.5 tomato
- 1 teaspoon tomato paste
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- 1
Cut tops off peppers, remove seeds and wash.
- 2
Saute onions with olive oil lightly.Stir in chopped tomatoes and tomato paste.Saut for 3 more minutes.
- 3
Add the rice and braise for 5 minutes.Then add salt, sugar, the spices and, hot water.Simmer until all liquid is evaporated.
- 4
Let it cool for a while.With a spoon fill the peppers with the mixture.
- 5
Place one slice of tomato as a cap on top of each pepper.In a large saucepan or pot, place the rice stuffed bell peppers.
- 6
Add water, enough to almost cover half height of the peppers.Close the lid and cook on low heat, for about 15-20 minutes.
- 7
Serve warm or hot.ENJOY