Cuban Stuffed Bell Peppers
"I enjoyed this tremendously and was initially doubtful of using bread in the stuffing, but they turned out very well. This recipe is courtesy of the 3 Guys from Miami."
photo by William Uncle Bill
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4-6
ingredients
- 6 large green peppers
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
- 1 (16 ounce) can chopped tomatoes, drained (save the tomato juice)
- 2 cups day old French bread
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1⁄4 cup red wine
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
directions
- Wash green peppers, slice off stem end, and remove seeds and membrane. Drop the peppers into boiling water that has been lightly salted. Boil for two or three minutes and remove.
- Sauté onion with ground beef and a little olive until browned. (DO NOT DRAIN.) Stir in tomatoes (I used chili style canned tomatoes) and heat through. Remove from heat and stir in bread cubes, 1 teaspoon of cumin, salt, pepper, and 1/2 cup ketchup.
- Stuff peppers and place in lightly greased baking pan. Mix 1/2 cup ketchup with 1/4 cup tomato juice, wine, and one teaspoon ground cumin. Pour this sauce over the peppers, cover the pan, and bake at 300° F for 45 minutes.
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I halved this recipe, and made some modifications based on what I had in my kitchen, so mine probably tastes totally different, but I agree with the other reviewers: the cumin and red wine make the sauce. I used a ground-beef/ground-turkey mix for the meat. I sauteed with onion as well as a mild pepper and additional diced bell pepper. I substituted a fresh tomato and some paste for the canned tomatoes. I used plain croutons and when I stirred them in, I added a few tablespoons of broth so they wouldn't dry out. Fabulous! -
This recipe is courtesy of the 3 Guys from Miami.<br/> They are the very best with Chop meat always "FRESH ONLY"<br/>Uncle John Travel (agent with cruise brothers. -
These were oh so good. I didn't have french bread so I just threw in some Spanish rice instead. The red wine really added something to the meat mixture. This was absolutely delicious. The only things I did differently (other than the rice) were: use 1lb of meat, a can of rotel, and 4 green peppers. Thanks for posting!
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Hi Chefwally; The Stuffed Peppers turned out so good that I ate 2 of them. They were large peppers, used 2 green and 1 sweet red. I thoroughly enjoyed the addition of the cumin. The sauce with wine, cumin, and ketchup, pepper and salt, really added a great flavor. I am so pleased that I adopted you and to make your recipes. Thanks for posting this recipe. "Uncle Bill" -
Great stuffed peppers, Wally! I used fresh tomatoes, added garlic & halved the peppers so I could easily mound all the stuffing. Everything works so well together. We loved the sweet of the ketchup combined w/the distinct red wine flavor & the cumin. DH says he is sure you & I have the 2 best stuffed pepper recipes at RZ. Thx for posting.
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I halved this recipe, and made some modifications based on what I had in my kitchen, so mine probably tastes totally different, but I agree with the other reviewers: the cumin and red wine make the sauce. I used a ground-beef/ground-turkey mix for the meat. I sauteed with onion as well as a mild pepper and additional diced bell pepper. I substituted a fresh tomato and some paste for the canned tomatoes. I used plain croutons and when I stirred them in, I added a few tablespoons of broth so they wouldn't dry out. Fabulous!
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These were oh so good. I didn't have french bread so I just threw in some Spanish rice instead. The red wine really added something to the meat mixture. This was absolutely delicious. The only things I did differently (other than the rice) were: use 1lb of meat, a can of rotel, and 4 green peppers. Thanks for posting!
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I love stuffed vegetables. Its a common food in Greece but instead of breadcrumds we use rice. So, I made the recipe exactly as written to descover the changes. Wordeful! I used fesh tomato instead of canned and used all the ketchup. Oh, I forgot I added some parsley too. Loved it, I will maked it again. Thanks! -
A tasty stuffed pepper recipe. I used ground round, mexican style diced tomatoes, and vegetable broth instead of red wine. The green peppers I cut in half to make a nice shell for stuffing with meat mixture. I liked the cumin flavor but DH asked for a bit less next time and thought the bread cubes made the beef mixture a little dry. I enjoyed everything! Thank you Chef Wally for posting this recipe!
