Czech Stuffed Green Bell Peppers
"This recipe is being posted for ZWT II. I was half-raised on Czech food & loved it! I confess I found this on the net some time ago, but didn't document a source. What I copied did contain the name Sylvia Sajna & said "A very delicious stuffed pepper recipe w/a yummy creamy tomato sauce.""
photo by twissis
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 19
- Yields:
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8 Stuffed Peppers
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
-
Peppers
- 8 green bell peppers
- 1 onion (chopped)
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 cup rice (cooked)
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley (chopped)
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
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Sauce
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large onions (chopped)
- 2 (28 ounce) cans tomatoes (whole)
- 3 peppercorns
- 3 allspice berries
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- salt (to taste)
- pepper (to taste)
- 1 cup sour cream
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Cut tops off of peppers & remove seeds & membranes from inside. (See Note Below).
- In a skillet over med heat, sauté 1 chopped onion till tender.
- In a lrg bowl, combine ground beef, sauteed onion, cooked rice & eggs. Season w/parsley, salt & pepper. Mix well & stuff into peppers. Place in a lrg roasting pan.
- Heat oil in a lrg saucepan over med heat. Sauté 2 chopped onions till soft & translucent. Stir in tomatoes. Season w/peppercorns, allspice berries, ground allspice, oregano, marjoram, salt & pepper.
- Cook over med heat for 15-20 minutes. Pour over peppers in roasting pan. Cover & bake for 1 1/2 hours.
- Remove peppers & transfer sauce to a blender (or use hand blender). Pureé sauce till smooth. Pour sauce back into pan & reheat. Whisk in sour cream just before serving.
- Note on 8/27: I did not try this recipe b4 I entered it, but I have now. This makes a farily lrg amt of stuffing & it is best to halve the peppers & mound the stuffing equally as pictured. This does not chg the cooking time. The stuffed peppers are very good & the sauce is the "shining star" -- so use it generously. Enjoy!
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Reviews
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Loved them! Very close to what I grew up with :) Thanks for sharing and bringing back childhood memories!<br/>Made for For Your Consideration Game -
yummy i remember how much i hated this when i was a kid. But now i LOVED it :-)Delicious -
I love the stuffing in these peppers, they have a very good flavor. I did cook the ground beef in the skillet with the onions because that way the beef is well done and does not clump together after being stuffed in the peppers. I also cooked the peppers in some boiling water for about 10 minutes just to soften them up a bit before baking. I am sorry to say, however, we did not care for the cream sauce. I think we just prefer a thinner sauce on our stuffed peppers. I did love the flavor of the sauce before I added the sour cream so I think I will just omit the sour cream next time and use crush tomatoes. It is still a very good stuffed pepper recipe and those who like a thick sauce will like this. Thanks for posting! -
I agree this is a very delicious stuffed pepper recipe. I cut the recipe in half. The sauce turned out great. My family enjoyed this very much. Im tossing out my regular recipe for stuffed pepers and this is the one I will be making from now on. Thanks for posting this recipe twissis! -
I am so glad I made these one day and ate them the next. They were good when I tasted them right after they were made. They were great the next day when the flavors had some time to marry. The stuffing is very straightforward--the sauce is the star. A very bright flavor. I used low fat sour cream which reduced the fat and calories without altering the taste or texture of the sauce--still thick and creamy.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)
