Sunday, March 13, 2011

Stuffed Peppers (Pimientos)

Delicious stuffed peppers made with lean ground beef. Very simple and basic dish that are not typically found in restaurants. My favorite comfort food!

Ingredients:
Makes 6 servings
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: Approx 30 minutes

3 slices of white bread
½ pound of lean ground beef
1 egg
½ red onion
½ yellow onion
1 tablespoon oil
1 - 2 slices of tomato
1 tsp salt
6 red peppers
1 bunch of cilantro (1/4 cup chopped)
ground pepper
½ cup chicken broth

1. Chop 2 slices of tomato and half of a yellow onion

2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil, and sautee the chopped onions and tomatoes, reduce heat

3. Throw in ½ cup of chicken broth and leave to simmer

4. In a mixing bowl, combine ½ lb of ground beef with the bread, egg and red onion. Gently stir and blend.




5. Sprinkle the salt and pepper to the mixture


6. Cut off the pepper tops, but keep the tops to cover them later once the peppers are stuffed with meat.



7. remove the seeds and membrane, rinse peppers with cold water.


8. Stuff the meat mixture into the peppers

9. Cover the stuffed pepper with the pepper tops


9. Cook the stuffed peppers in the chicken broth until the peppers are soft (approximately 30 minutes)