Töltött Paprika - Hungarian Stuffed Peppers

Monika Gyenes

Servings

4

Prep Time

25 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Cuisine

Hungarian

Category

Main course

Töltött Paprika is an authentic Hungarian recipe of stuffed bell peppers filled with pork mince and rice, served in a rich tomato sauce with sour cream. To ensure that it packs the most flavour, make it when the peppers are at peak freshness.

Töltött Paprika - Hungarian Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

  • 10 yellow and red bell peppers

  • 1lb ground pork

  • 2 cans tomato juice

  • ½ cup white rice, partly cooked

  • 1 cup water

  • 1 minced brown onion

  • 1 tbsp sunflower oil

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 1 tsp black pepper

  • 1 tsp smoked paprika

  • ½ tsp hot paprika

  • sugar

  • sour cream (crème fraiche)

Directions

  1. Par boil the rice for 5 minutes, then rinse and set aside to cool.

  2. Wash the peppers, remove the tops and seeds, and clean them with a spoon.

  3. Brown the minced onions in oil, then combine them with the meat, the par-boiled rice, salt, pepper, and paprika in a large bowl.

  4. Stuff the peppers with this mix and form little balls from any leftovers.
  5. Place the peppers and any meatballs into a deep pot, then pour the tomato juice and water to cover them up. Simmer for around 45 minutes until rice and meat is cooked.

  6. Serve with generous dollops of sour cream and fresh crusty bread.

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