Töltött paprika, aka Hungarian stuffed paprika 🌶️

I’m in a sentimental mood today… and nothing hugs the heart like these stuffed paprika. So flavorful you might cry. I definitely did. ❤️

Lili's One Pot Dish Recipes: Töltött Paprika aka Hungarian stuffed paprika

Here’s how 💃🏻

Ingredients:

🌶️ 8 pointed peppers

🥩 600g minced meat (I used turkey)

🧅 2 onions

🌿 Celery sticks + leaves

🧄 2–3 garlic cloves

🌱 Handful of parsley

🍚 1 cup of rice

🥚 1 egg

🍅 1.5 L tomato purée

🥤 200 ml tomato juice

🌶️ Paprika powder, salt & pepper

🤎 4-5 cloves

Method:

1. Prep the peppers: press the stem, pull out, and clean the seeds

2. Sauté 1 onion in oil and set aside

3. Mix the filling: meat, egg, paprika, salt, pepper, parsley, minced garlic, sautéed onion & rice

4. Stuff the peppers

5. Heat oil and add a spoonful of flour and stir till golden. For the sauce: tomato purée + juice + water, salt, pepper, a tablespoon of sugar, cloves, celery & 1 whole onion

6. Add stuffed peppers, and with any leftover filling, roll balls & toss them in too

7. Bring to a boil, then simmer on medium-low for 60–70 mins

8. Serve with boiled potatoes & garnish with celery leaves ❤️

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