Stuffed Gypsy Peppers Recipes

STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place the rice and water in a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and cook 20 minutes. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the beef until evenly browned.
• Remove and discard the tops, seeds, and membranes of the bell peppers. Arrange peppers in a baking dish with the hollowed sides facing upward. (Slice the bottoms of the peppers if necessary so that they will stand upright.)
• In a bowl, mix the browned beef, cooked rice, 1 can tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Spoon an equal amount of the mixture into each hollowed pepper. Mix the remaining tomato sauce and Italian seasoning in a bowl, and pour over the stuffed peppers.
• Bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, basting with sauce every 15 minutes, until the peppers are tender.

STUFFED GYPSY PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Rub the peppers with olive oil, 1/2 t salt & 1/4 t pepper; place the peppers on a baking sheet & roast for 15-20 min until the skin is blistered. Remove from the oven & let cool; peel the peppers, being careful to remove the skin around the stems, leaving the stems in place. Make a lengthwise slit into each pepper & remove the seeds; sprinkle with more salt & pepper.
• Decrease the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Oil a baking sheet.
• For the filling: combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl & mix well; gently spoon 1/4 c of the filling into each pepper. Place the peppers, seam side down, on the prepared pan; bake for 25-30 min until the peppers are puffed & the filling is set.
• Serve warm.

GYPSY PEPPERS STUFFED WITH FROMAGE BLANC

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 F.
• Rub the peppers with olive oil, the 1/2 teaspoon salt, and the 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
• Place the peppers on a baking sheet and roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until the skin is blistered and the flesh is soft. Remove from the oven and let cool to the touch.
• Peel the peppers, being careful to remove the skin around the stems, leaving the stems in place.
• Make a lengthwise slit into each pepper and remove the seeds.
• Sprinkle the peppers with more salt and pepper.
• Decrease the oven temperature to 375 F. Oil a baking sheet.
• For the filling: Combine all the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well.
• Gently spoon 1/4 cup of the filling into each pepper. Place the peppers, seam side down, on the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the peppers are puffed and the filling is set.
• Serve warm. Reprinted with permission from Organic Marin: Recipes from Land to Table (Andrews McMeel 2008). (Buy from Amazon )

STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut thin slice from stem end of each bell pepper to remove top of pepper. Remove seeds and membranes; rinse peppers. If necessary, cut thin slice from bottom of each pepper so they stand up straight. In 4-quart Dutch oven, add enough water to cover peppers. Heat to boiling; add peppers. Cook about 2 minutes; drain.
• In 10-inch skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in rice, salt, garlic and 1 cup of the tomato sauce; cook until hot.
• Stuff peppers with beef mixture. Stand peppers upright in ungreased 8-inch square glass baking dish. Pour remaining tomato sauce over peppers.
• Cover tightly with foil. Bake 10 minutes. Uncover and bake about 15 minutes longer or until peppers are tender. Sprinkle with cheese.