Stuffed bell peppers

Step 1/6

• 2 onions
• 2 cloves garlic
• 10 g marjoram
• 10 g parsley
• 3 red bell peppers

• oven
• cutting board
• knife

Finely chop onion and garlic into small pieces. Chop marjoram and parsley. Cut peppers in half and remove cores with the help of a spoon. Pre-heat oven to 160°C/320°F.

Step 2/6

• 500 g ground beef
• 50 g pine nuts
• 20 g mustard
• 1 egg
• 70 g breadcrumbs
• 2 tsp ground paprika
• salt
• pepper

• big bowl

Mix ground beef with half of the onions, as well as the garlic, pine nuts, mustard, egg, majoram, parsley, and breadcrumbs in a large bowl. Season with paprika, salt, and pepper to taste.

Step 3/6

• ovenproof frying pan

Stuff halved peppers with ground beef mixture and sauté in a frying pan for approx. 2 – 3 min. on all sides.

Step 4/6

• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 150 ml red wine

Remove peppers from frying pan and sauté the remaining half of onions until golden brown. Add tomato paste and deglaze pan with red wine. Allow to reduce.

Step 5/6

• 250 ml vegetable stock
• 200 g basmati rice
• salt

• oven
• medium pot

Return bell peppers to frying pan, then add vegetable stock. Transfer to oven and bake for approx. 30 min. at 160°C/320°F. In the meantime, add rice, water, and salt to a medium pot and bring to boil.