Gluten the Enemy

Stuffed pepper in tomato sauce

The stuffed pepper is a traditional Hungarian summer dish. They use the fresh peppers and tomatoes from the garden. It is a gluten free main dish suitable for dinner party in this case a light fruity dessert should follow it.

The dish contains about 550 kcal energy/person.

Ingredients for 4 persons

12 medium size 8 medium size 5 cloves handful 4 tbsp 2 tsp 1 medium size small cup 400g medium size freshly ground

tomato yellow pepper garlic fresh basil olive oil red pepper powder egg rice minced beef onion pepper

Method:

·      Preparation;

o   Cube the tomatoes

o   Cut the end of the peppers, so you should be able to stuff them.

o   Cook the rise in 2 cups of water.

·      Making the tomato sauce:

o   Pour into a big pot 2 tbsp of oil heat, add the peppers trimmings and the tomatoes.

o   Add 3 cloves of chopped garlic salt and pepper.

o   Cook it for 10 minutes

·      Stuffing for the peppers

o   Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan and add the chopped onion and the garlic cook until they are glazed

o   Add the meat and fried for 5-10 minutes stirring it continuously.

o   Spread red pepper powder on the meat and add salt and pepper to it. Leave it to cook for 20 more minutes.

o   In a big bowl mix the rice, the meat and the egg.

·      Stuff the peppers and place them into the tomato sauce and cook them at low heat approximately 50 minutes. Check the sauce regularly, it cannot stick to the bottom of the pot, do not stir but shake it.  (You do not want to break the peppers)

·      When you serve it you should spread fresh basil on the top.