My mum makes both of those. I know the basics, but I'm not sure what she puts in the stuffings. Rice, some meat and what?Do you make it?
stuffed pepper
I know, I can find the recipes online, but I need already tested recipes. By you, guys. I'd like to cook it for my friends, so help me out, pretty please :)
For the stuffed peppers use risotto rice. With the mushrooms, de-skin them, prick the tops and fry lightly in a dry pan, crumble some blue cheese, dice some pears into very small cubes. mix them together, take the mushrooms off the pan, stuff with the mixture and grill(or ovencook) for around 8 minutes.
Also if you use normal rice with the peppers, cook the rice in chicken stock and skin the peppers. mix the cooked rice with your fav ingredients and herbs. stuff into the peppers and bake for about 12-15 mintues, or until the peppers go soft.
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Here's how I make stuffed peppers (then I also use the same filling for mushrooms if I have some left over).
Your favorite colored peppers (green, red, yellow or orange) Cut them in half and clean out the seeds - blanch in boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove the peppers from the boiling water and cool under cold water to stop cooking. Set aside in an oiled baking dish until ready to fill.
In frying pan saute one pound of ground meat (beef or turkey) One finely chopped onion About one cup of cooked rice (your favorite style) Add one can of stewed tomatoes (they have a lot of flavor) Add some spices: like garlic, pepper, taco seasoning; whatever you like
Simmer, covered, for twenty minutes.
Stuff the peppers with the filling. Sprinkle with your favorite shredded cheese.
Bake at 325 degrees for about 30 minutes, or until the cheese is browned.
You can make these a day ahead of time and bake the next day.
Stuffed Mushrooms: Use the extra stuffing to stuff mushrooms. Oil a baking sheet and the outside of the mushrooms and bake at 325 degrees for 20 minutes. Also sprinkle a little cheese on top before baking.
what, now you be british or somefin??? shoowee girl.. have you thought about asking mum? i know she'd love to hear from her little girl especially about cooking matters.. no? ;) :)
I make mine with a Mexican flare! I use mince meat (ground beef) with a packet of taco season. I make the rice with tomatoes, chilis, and minced red and green peppers, and corn and then I had some taco season and a dash or two of chili powder (like beef chili powder not the pepper kind). I layer it in the pepper meat, rice, cheese until the top and then I sprinkle some black olives and cheese and bake.
My mom use to make it with more of an italian base, tomato sauce and onions but I like spicy and mexican more :0)
I cut them vertically (always keeping the green end on so they don't fall apart) and generally use cheddar instead of Parmesan. Sometimes breadcrumbs too and usually chilli flakes.
It can be a good way of using up leftovers if you've done a chilli etc.
I cut them vertically (always keeping the green end on so they don't fall apart)
Also...
generally use cheddar instead of Parmesa
As part of the farsz or on top? I mix the parmesan in with the meat and egg and breadcrumbs etc (which I learned on the pasta grannies youtube channel).
In the stuffing, though I don't use egg. With stuffed things, I've always found that a loose consistency works better, with breadcrumbs (I tend to use fresh ones, British style rather than continental bulka tarta) to soak up liquid. The cheese will put out oil as it cooks and it's a shame to waste that.
But standing up is also fine
I've done that too but had better results with them lying down.
