Stuffed Green Peppers Cooked in Olive Oil - Zeytinyagli Biber Dolmasi

  • 16 small bell peppers
  • 1 tomato to cut 16 caps
  • 2 cups rice
  • 4 medium onions
  • 3 Tablespoons pinenuts
  • 3 Tablespoons currants
  • 1/2 bunch of parsley, dill and mint
  • 2/3 cup olive oil
  • 2 cups of water
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 Tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 teaspoon salt

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Heat the olive oil in a medium pot, add the pine nuts, stir until light brown. Add the onions, sautee until they are tender. Add the rice, continue stirring for 15 minutes. Remove the rice mixture from heat. Add all the remaining ingredients. Also add the tomato remaining from the caps. Add 1.5 cups of the cold water. Let the mixture cool to room temperature.

Loosely stuff the green peppers with the rice mixture, cover each with a tomato cap. Place the stuffed peppers in a shallow pot, add 1/2 cup cold water, cook at low heat for approximately 45 minutes or until the peppers are soft to touch,

Last updated on August 15, 2009