Bean-Stuffed Peppers
Dried red peppers stuffed with mashed white beans, fried onion, paprika and dried mint, then baked — a fixture of the Bulgarian Christmas Eve table, which carries an odd number of meatless dishes.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 15 dried sweet red peppers
- 400 g dried white beans, soaked overnight
- 2 large onions, finely chopped
- 100 ml sunflower oil
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp dried mint
- 1 tsp dried savory
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 2099 kcal · P 59.4g · C 232.8g · F 109.8g
Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Drain the soaked beans, cover with cold water and bring to the boil, then drain, cover with fresh hot water and simmer on low heat for 60–90 minutes until completely soft; salt only at the end, as salt added early keeps the skins tough.
- 2Meanwhile, rinse the dried peppers, cut a lid around each stem, shake out the seeds and soak them in hot water for 20–30 minutes until pliable.
- 3Drain the beans, keeping 300 ml of the cooking water, and mash them roughly with a fork, leaving some whole.
- 4Fry the onion in the oil over medium heat for 8 minutes until golden, then take off the heat and stir in the paprika.
- 5Mix the onion into the beans with the mint, savory, salt and pepper; the filling should be soft but hold its shape.
- 6Heat the oven to 180°C. Drain the peppers and fill each one with the bean mixture, pressing it in with a teaspoon without splitting the skins.
- 7Arrange them openings up in a clay or ovenproof dish and pour in the reserved bean water.
- 8Bake for 40–45 minutes, until the peppers are soft and lightly browned on top; serve warm or at room temperature.
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Questions and answers
How long does Bean-Stuffed Peppers take to make?
About 165 minutes: 30 min prep and 135 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Bean-Stuffed Peppers?
9 ingredients: dried sweet red peppers, dried white beans, onions, sunflower oil, paprika, dried mint, dried savory, salt, black pepper.
How many servings does this Bean-Stuffed Peppers recipe make?
6 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Bean-Stuffed Peppers?
About 350 kcal, with 9.9 g protein, 38.8 g carbohydrate and 18.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Bean-Stuffed Peppers recipe suit?
It is vegan and gluten-free.
What cuisine is Bean-Stuffed Peppers?
Bean-Stuffed Peppers comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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