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Lidia Matticchio Bastianich

Meat Stuffed Peppers (Peperoni Imbottiti)


Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup Arborio rice
  • Salt
  • 8 Capsicums 8 cubanella or banana peppers,or other long, thin fleshed peppers, each about 6 inches long
  • 3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 medium yellow Onion chopped, about 1 cup
  • 8 oz minced meat See footnote
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1/3 cup grated Reggiano Parmigiano cheese
  • 3 tablespoons chopped Flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 teaspoons fresh oregano leaves chopped
  • 3 cups Passata or as needed

Method

  1. Cook the Arborio rice in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until al dente—tender but firm—about 12 minutes. Drain and cool to room temperature.
  2. While the rice is cooking, preheat the oven to 400° F, prepare the peppers and start the filling: Cut the stems from the peppers and scrape out the seeds and membranes with a teaspoon. Heat 2 tablespoons of the olive oil in a small skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onions and cook, stirring, until wilted, about 4 minutes. Scrape the onions into a mixing bowl, add the ground meat, egg, grated cheese, parsley, oregano and cooked rice, and stir together until evenly blended.
  3. Divide the filling among the peppers, using about ¼ cup to fill each pepper loosely.
  4. Rub the outside of the peppers lightly with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil, placing them into a 13 x 9-inch baking dish as you do so. Roast the peppers, turning once or twice with tongs, until softened and lightly browned in spots, about 20 minutes.
  5. Pour in enough of the tomato sauce to barely cover the peppers. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and bake until the peppers are tender and the filling is cooked through, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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Notes & Tips

A mix of ground beef, pork and veal is best, but that might not be practical. Try at least to use a blend of ground pork and beef, but failing that, all ground beef or pork will do.

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  • kim
    November 2010

    Yes, fill the peppers from the top, no the filling will not come out when lying on its side. For the tomato sauce, you don't need to fully immerse the peppers, just come close. You can make your own sauce or just buy your favorite version. I use one large jar of Rao's marinara for one 13x9 pan of peppers with 8 stuffed peppers. Hint -- my peppers must be larger than hers, I always make more filling than she calls for and I still use every bit of filling. Also, you can use any kind of rice -- I use leftover brown Carolina rice. It is fantastic.

  • MetricCook
    August 2010

    Why do you still use the Imperial system? Are you one of the backward Americans?

  • kc
    May 2010

    With the long peppers I am never sure if I should cut the top off and fill that way(will the filling come out when lying on the side then?) ; or should I make a cut lengthwise. The peppers would not be able to be turned however during the cooking phase. Also, not sure how much tomato sauce to use. Barely covering the peppers...does this mean fill the baking pan with sauce until sauce comes to the top of the peppers?

  • Jm
    September 2009

    Absolutely Delicious!!! Also easy to make.

  • ER45
    April 2009

    looks great

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