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stuffed green peppers - pine nuts

(1 rating)
JWhiteH avatar
Recipe by
J. White Harris
@JWhiteH
Gallatin, TN

This makes a great side dish that can be made ahead of time and kept in the refrigerator until ready to serve.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For stuffed green peppers - pine nuts

  • 6
    green peppers
  • 3/4 c
    (6 oz) pine nuts
  • 4 lg
    onions
  • olive oil, as needed
  • 2-1/2 c
    long-grain rice
  • 1/2 c
    currants
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 tsp
    pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    sugar, and water to cover
  • 1/2 c
    mint
  • 1 tsp
    allspice, ground
  • lemon slices
  • tomato wedges
  • 1/2 c
    chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • 2 Tbsp
    lemon juice

How To Make stuffed green peppers - pine nuts

  • 1
    Choose medium-sized green peppers. Wash them and cut out the stems. Core with an apple-corer or paring knife.
  • 2
    Make the stuffing by lightly frying the pine nuts and chopped onions in 2 Tbsp olive oil. Add the washed rice and cook, stirring, for five minutes.
  • 3
    Add the currants, salt, pepper and sugar. Pour in water to about twice the depth of the other ingredients in the pot and simmer until the water is absorbed. Add mint, allspice and lemon juice.
  • 4
    When cool, stuff each pepper loosely, as the rice will swell. Cover open end of pepper with a slice of tomato like a lid. Set the stuffed peppers in a single layer in a large pan or dish. Sprinkle with salt and sugar, drizzle a little olive oil and 1 cup of water over them and simmer very slowly until the peppers are just tender. Decorate with chopped parsley, lemon slices and tomato slices or wedges, and refrigerate. Serve cool.
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