Stuffed Red Peppers
Pimientos Rellenos
For this recipe I use 4 large peppers which gives us enough for a main course for 4 people when served with a side salad. You could use 8 smaller peppers and serve 8 people as a starter or 4 as a main course. The quantities of mince and rice I have used can be varied depending on how meaty or not you want this to be.
Stuffed Red Peppers Ingredients
Serves 4 or 8
- 4 large red peppers or 8 medium peppers, tops sliced off and seeded
For the Sauce
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon of tomato puree
- 2 teaspoons of flour
- 200ml of vegetable or chicken stock
- 150ml white wine
- 1 tablespoon of fresh, chopped parsley or 1 teaspoon of dried parsley
For the stuffing
- 4 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
- 400g of mince
- 150g of long-grain rice (weighed before cooking) – cooked
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon of fresh, chopped parsley or 1 teaspoon of dried parsley
Cooking Method
To make the sauce
To make stuffing
Heat the oil, add the onion and garlic and fry on a high heat for a minute. Keep the heat high and add the mince stirring all the time as it gets brown. Cook this for about 10 minutes then stir in the cooked rice and parsley. Add some salt and pepper and stir for another 5 minutes.
Place the red peppers upright in a baking dish and fill them with the stuffing. Pour the sauce around the peppers and bake in a pre-heated oven at 190ºC/375ºF/gas mark 5 for approximately 40 minutes.