Hungarian stuffed pepper, known as töltött paprika, is a traditional Hungarian dish made with bell peppers filled with a mixture of ground meat and rice, then simmered in a lightly sweet tomato sauce. This classic stuffed pepper recipe is a staple of Hungarian home cooking, known for its comforting flavor and simple preparation. Typically served as a main course, töltött paprika is especially popular during the summer season.
Hungarian stuffed pepper, known as töltött paprika, is a traditional Hungarian dish made with bell peppers filled with a mixture of ground meat and rice, then simmered in a lightly sweet tomato sauce. This classic stuffed pepper recipe is a staple of Hungarian home cooking, known for its comforting flavor and simple preparation. Typically served as a main course, töltött paprika is especially popular during the summer season.
Hungarian Stuffed Pepper (toltott paprika)
Print RecipeIngredients
- 50 Dekagram (dkg) minced pork meat with 20% fat content
- 1 Cup rice
- 2 Tea spoon (tsp) salt
- 3 Tea spoon (tsp) sweet paprika powder
- 1 Tea spoon (tsp) white pepper grounded
- 2 Piece garlic cloves crushed
- 1 Tea spoon (tsp) caraway grounded
- 15 Piece yellow pepper (medium or small)
Instructions
Wash peppers, cut off tops and remove seeds. Measure the minced pork, rice, sweet paprika, salt, pepper, caraway and garlic to bowl and knead by your hands. Stu! the peppers with meat filling but only to about 1 cm below the edge, as they expand during cooking. Place peppers and any meatballs in a cooker. Add water to cover the paprika and cook them on medium heat for 50 minutes. Salt the cooking liquid a”er boiling and taste it during cooking. Serve with sweet tomato sauce and bread.
