PORK STUFFED PEPPERS RECIPE (PIMIENTOS RELLENOS DE CERDO)
Bring the taste of Spain into your kitchen with this pork stuffed peppers recipe! They're an easy and delicious meal and a great way to get more vegetables on the table.
Provided by David Pope
Categories Appetizer
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Pre-heat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Fill a small saucepan with 1.5 cups of water and the cup of rice. Cover with a lid and place over a high heat and bring to boil. Reduce to a simmer and leave over a low heat until the water has evaporated and the rice is cooked.
- Meanwhile, prick the peppers all over with a fork, and microwave on high for 5 minutes until soft but not falling apart.
- Place a large skillet over medium heat and add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the onion and saute until soft and translucent (about 4 minutes). Add the garlic, paprika, and cumin and saute for another minute.
- Next, add the ground pork to the pan and saute, stirring often, for another 5 minutes or until nicely colored all over. You can add a splash of water to the pan if it looks too dry.
- Pour the can of tomatoes into the pan and add the tomato paste/sofrito. Stir to combine and simmer for another 5 minutes until it has reduced slightly. Remove from heat and stir in the rice. Season with salt and pepper.
- Stand the peppers upright in a large baking tray, and split the rice-pork mixture evenly among them. Don't overfill, leave a little room at the top. Place the pepper tops back on and bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes until the filling has reduced and is no longer runny. Serve by themselves as an appetizer or tapas, or with a salad or potatoes for a light main.
VEGETABLE & BEEF STUFFED RED PEPPERS
I love making this stuffed pepper recipe. It's one of the few ways I can get my husband to eat veggies. Make it meatless by replacing the beef with eggplant and adding more vegetables like mushrooms or squash. You can also replace the rice with barley, couscous or even orzo. -Jennifer Zimmerman, Avondale, Arizona
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cut and discard tops from red peppers; remove seeds. In a 6-qt. stockpot, cook peppers in boiling water until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes; drain and rinse in cold water., In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, 6-8 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon; pour off drippings., In same pan, heat oil over medium heat; saute zucchini, yellow squash, onion and green pepper until tender, 4-5 minutes. Add spinach and garlic; cook and stir until spinach is wilted, about 1 minute. Stir in cooked beef, rice, tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and salt., Place red peppers in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Fill with meat mixture. Bake, covered, until peppers are tender, 35-40 minutes. Top with provolone cheese; bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 287 calories, Fat 13g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 57mg cholesterol, Sodium 555mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
MEAT STUFFED RED PEPPERS (PIMIENTOS RELLENOS DE CARNE)
A Spanish recipe I found on "About.com". Here is what is stated: The Spanish love peppers and prepare them in many different ways. This meat stuffed pepper recipe uses ground meat as the stuffing for roasted peppers. They are breaded and fried, then accompanied by a rich-tasting onion sauce.
Provided by diner524
Categories Meat
Time 35m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- If you will roast and peel the peppers yourself, do that first. (Add 20 minutes to the cooking time.).
- Note on Peppers: To serve as a main course, use 4 whole roasted red bell peppers, stem removed, so they may stuffed at top. (Many canned or bottled peppers are slit open lengthwise and therefore are not suitable for stuffing.) If whole roasted peppers are not available in your area, or you prefer freshly roasted peppers, roast the red bell peppers, peel and de-seed them before preparing filling. Use our simple step-by-step instructions on How to Roast Peppers over a BBQ grill, or under a broiler. If you wish to make a tapa, use 12-18 roasted small piquillo peppers.
- Peel the garlic and place in a mortar with the parsley sprigs. Mash together with a pestle.
- Place ground beef in a medium mixing bowl with garlic, parsley, milk, eggs, salt and paprika. Mix thoroughly. Stuff each of the roasted peppers, being careful not to tear the peppers. Close top with a toothpick.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. While oil is heating, beat the remaining two eggs in a small mixing bowl. Place 1/2 cup bread crumbs in a separate small mixing bowl.
- When oil is hot, dip red peppers into beaten egg and carefully roll to cover all sides. Remove and carefully roll in the bread crumbs. Place in hot oil to fry for 8-10 minutes, turning as the crumbs brown. Keep pan on medium heat so as not to burn.
- As the peppers are cooked, remove them from the pan with a slotted spoon or spatula and set aside on a plate.
- Peel and chop onion. In a clean frying pan on medium heat, heat a few tablespoons of olive oil. When hot, sauté onions until they are thoroughly browned. Add flour and stir. Pour in wine and broth, mix well and cook for 5-10 minutes. Sauce should begin to thicken.
- Carefully place peppers into frying pan with onion sauce and reduce heat to medium low. Continue to cook 5-8 minutes. If sauce begins to stick, add a bit of water and stir.
- Serve on plates surrounded by onion sauce.
SPANISH RICE-STUFFED PEPPERS (PIMIENTOS RELLENOS)
ZWT7, South & Central America. These stuffed peppers cook in the sweet juices from the tomato and peppers. From http://www.spain-recipes.com
Provided by UmmBinat
Categories Peppers
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 Stuffed Peppers, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cut off the stem ends of the peppers, keeping them as lids to replace later, and scrape out the inner membranes with a teaspoon.
- Heat the oil, sauté the red pepper slowly until it is tender and remove.
- Fry the onion until tender, add the cod brown it lightly.
- Add the tomato after a few minutes, then put back the cooked pepper, and stir in the raw rice, saffron and parsley. Salt to taste.
- Fill the peppers carefully and lay them on their side in an ovenproof dish, being careful the filling doesn't fall out (you can wrap them in tinfoil to help hold them together). Cover the dish and put it in a hot oven for about 1 1/2 hours. The rice cooks in the juices from the tomato and pepper. If the peppers are thin-skinned, you may need to add a little stock towards the end of the cooking time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.3, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 32.4, Sodium 1505.5, Carbohydrate 12.9, Fiber 4.2, Sugar 8.7, Protein 15.5
PIMIENTOS DEL PIQUILLO RELLENOS DE CARNE
This tasty little dish is very typical all over Spain, this version uses ground meat, though perhaps the most common version uses flaked fish or tuna.
Provided by canarygirl
Categories Pork
Time 1h5m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Mix together the meats, garlic and parsley, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Brown the ground meat over medium high heat (no oil necessary) until done, and drain grease.
- Add flour, stir well, and a little bit of milk (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup) and stir until thickened.
- Fill each pepper with meat mixture and seal with a toothpick.
- Dredge peppers first in egg, then in bread crumbs.
- Make the sauce: Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat.
- Sautee onion and garlic until transparent, then add white wine, 1 tablspoon chopped parsley and nutmeg and reduce the wine a bit.
- Add tomato sauce and simmer 20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, fry the peppers: Heat oil over medium high heat.
- Fry peppers until golden, about 3-5 minutes total, and drain on paper towels.
- Place peppers in a serving dish, and pour sauce over and serve.
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