Classic pepper stuffed with meat and rice

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 15 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make classic stuffed peppers? Prepare your food. The most delicious peppers will come from seasonal vegetables - they are more aromatic, have thin walls and are inexpensive. It is better to stuff medium-sized fruits. The color of the pepper does not matter. Take any minced meat, pork and beef, and chicken and turkey will do. I use long grain rice, but you can also use round rice.

2. STEP 2

   

   Boil the rice until half cooked. How to cook rice? Pour it into a saucepan and rinse in several waters until transparent. Then pour cold water over the cereal and place on low heat. Stirring occasionally, cook the rice until half cooked, this will take 10-15 minutes, depending on the variety. You will learn all the subtleties of choosing rice by reading the article at the end of the recipe

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the rice in a colander to drain. Cool it down.

4. STEP 4

   

   Finely chop the peeled onion.

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the frying pan on low heat and heat the vegetable oil. Add onion to the pan.

6. STEP 6

   

   Fry it until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

7. STEP 7

   

   Wash the carrots, peel and grate on a fine grater.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add grated carrots to the frying pan along with the onions. Mix thoroughly.

9. STEP 9

   

   Fry the vegetables for another 5-10 minutes.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the mince in a large bowl and knead it lightly with your hands.

11. STEP 11

    

    Add half-cooked rice to the minced meat.

12. STEP 12

    

    And onion and carrot frying.

13. STEP 13

    

    Add salt and black pepper to the minced meat and mix everything well.

14. STEP 14

    

    Prepare the sauce. How to make sauce? Place sour cream and tomato paste in a bowl.

15. STEP 15

    

    Add salt and water, mix the sauce well until smooth.

16. STEP 16

    

    Wash the peppers. Remove stems and seeds. To do this, make a circular cut with a knife along the top of the pepper.

17. STEP 17

    

    Now, by slightly pulling the stalk, you can easily remove the seeds along with it.

18. STEP 18

    

    Remove partitions. Rinse the peeled peppers with running water.

19. STEP 19

    

    Now you have everything ready - peppers, minced meat and sauce.

20. STEP 20

    

    Stuff the prepared peppers by tightly stuffing each pepper to the edges.

21. STEP 21

    

    These are the beauties I got.

22. STEP 22

    

    Place the stuffed peppers vertically in a thick, large saucepan, cauldron, or frying pan.

23. STEP 23

    

    Pour the sauce over the peppers so that they are two-thirds covered (you can add water if necessary). Place the bay leaf in the pan and place the pan with the stuffed peppers on the heat.

24. STEP 24

    

    Bring to a boil and simmer the stuffed peppers over medium heat for 30-40 minutes with the lid closed.

25. STEP 25

    

    Serve the stuffed peppers hot with gravy as a main course or as a side dish. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

svetika

09.08.2023

4.5

Stuffed peppers are one of my favorite dishes. By the way, it is not necessary to add sour cream to tomato sauce.

Natalia M

09.08.2023

4.7

Over the weekend we went to farmers' fields and picked up a huge amount of bell pepper. And while I was thinking about what preparations to make from it, I decided to stuff it. Our whole family loves stuffed peppers, and the children generally eat them for breakfast and dinner, so I prepared a large seven-liter pan of peppers) I also have mixed minced meat, only from chicken breast and veal, one might say dietary, the total weight of meat is 1.3 kg . I didn’t fry the onion, I just didn’t have time for that, I put it through a meat grinder along with the meat. I also added grated carrots, salt and a mixture of ground peppers, coriander and mustard seeds. Previously, I stuffed peppers with my hands, but then I got used to using a teaspoon, it’s convenient and my hands are clean. I’ve already used so many recipes for making stuffed peppers, but I haven’t yet come across an option with sour cream. True, I used less sour cream, especially since my filling volume is large. I like it when there are no vegetables in the filling, this is just my version)) It turned out very tasty, juicy and satisfying. The family is happy) Thank you very much for the recipe!

elmya

09.08.2023

4.8

It seems to me that I’ve made peppers using this recipe 5 times over the last month, and they turn out great.

Lyudmila

09.08.2023

4.7

Hi all! I wanted to make stuffed peppers and found this wonderful recipe! I halved the ingredients and got seven excellent peppers. I prepared it without sour cream, because... it wasn’t in the refrigerator) It turned out delicious. Thanks for the recipe!

Fiesta

09.08.2023

4.8

I just cook these peppers on a baking sheet in the oven, they also turn out very tasty. Nothing falls out of them even in a horizontal position, the rice holds everything very well.

Sunny

09.08.2023

4.9

It’s better to lightly fry the stuffed peppers in a frying pan, and only then pour the sauce over them. It turns out tastier and somehow softer and more aromatic.

mother of a sweet tooth

09.08.2023

4.8

My favorite summer dish, or rather, one of... Only I don’t put carrots in the minced meat and I put less onions