Stuffed Peppers with Meat and Rice

Long sweet peppers or çarliston peppers filled with a hearty meat-and-rice mixture and cooked until tender.

Prep time: 30 minutes · Cook time: 40 minutes · Servings: 5

Ingredients

• 12-15 peppers suitable for stuffing

• 250 g ground beef

• 1 cup rice

• 1 onion, grated

• 2 tomatoes, grated

• 1 tablespoon tomato paste

• Salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, mint

Instructions

1. Cut off the pepper tops and remove the seeds and core.

2. Mix the ground meat, rice, onion, tomatoes, and spices together to prepare the filling.

3. Fill the peppers with the mixture and cover with their tops.

4. Arrange them upright in a pot.

5. Add water and a teaspoon of tomato paste, then cook over low heat for 35-40 minutes.

6. Serve hot, with yogurt on the side.