The season of peppers. Sweet, spicy, large and small. From country to country each nation has a unique way of preparing them. Salsas, relishes, stuffed, roasted or fried… I can’t get enough of them during the hottest month of our summer. Honestly, it’s saddened me that my plants have not done well this year. Oh I had plans! I planted Italian marconis, buran red peppers, pimentos, chocolate bells, anchos and jalapenos but with the insurmountable amount of rain that we’ve had accompanied by cooler weather, it hasn’t given them enough time to grow large enough to produce. As any organic gardener has probably said, “there’s always next year.” For now, I’ve been blessed to find beautiful peppers at our farmers market.
For this recipe, I used what I had in my refrigerator and pantry. I wanted this recipe to be simple yet delicious without sacrificing flavor. For recipes like this, I really appreciate the extra effort that I put into canning and freezing. It makes dishes easy to make, nourishing and filled with depth in flavor. This stuffed pepper uses some of the flavors of Mexico. Cilantro, cumin, chili powder, homemade salsa (recipe coming soon) to spice it up and black olives to compliment the flavors. A delicious dish which pairs wonderfully with homemade Mexican rice.
Stuffed Marconi Peppers – Mexi Style
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 2 large Italian Marconi (Roaster) Peppers
- 1 lb ground grass fed beef
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, pressed or minced
- 1 cup homemade salsa
- 1/2 cup homemade beef broth
- 1 tbls tomato paste
- 1/3 cup black olives
- handful of freshly cut cilantro
- 1tsp chili powder (or more to taste)
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- salt to taste
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Method:
- In a pan, heat 3 tbls olive oil over medium heat.
- Add the onion and garlic and saute until transluscent.
- Add the salsa, beef broth and tomato paste and simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
- While the sauce is simmering, brown 1lb grass fed beef in a different pan.
- Once the beef is browned and the sauce has thickened, incorporate the beef into the sauce.
- Add the olives, cilantro, chili powder, cumin and salt. Mix through, turn off the heat and set aside.
- Pour most of the liquid from the meat mixture to cover the bottom an oven proof dish.
- Clean, cut the top off and remove the seeds from the peppers. Slice them so they can be filled. If using regular bell peppers, just cut off the top and remove the seeds.
- Fill the peppers with the meat mixture and place them on top of the liquid in the ovenproof dish.
- Top with grated cheese
- Bake at 375 for 35 minutes covered. Bake an additional 15 minutes uncovered.
Buen Provecho!
That looks delicious.
Great recipe!
I had similar problems with my peppers this year. The erratic water did in most of my plants. The few I have been able to harvest were delicious.
Wow, I soooooooooooooo love those 🙂
Que sabroso se ve esto. Me gusta. Saludos
These look incredible Diana!
What a gorgeous presentation!
Diana, you managed to make a really common dish into something really beautiful and special. I would love to serve this to my family.
very, very tasty… I can just tell it was – love the way it just comes together so effortless..
Love your pictures Diana! I know how long that takes but it really made this post special – not to mention how yummy the peppers themselves look.
xo,
Annette
These look and sound beyond delicious! Love those peppers…wish I could find some around here!
This looks so so so good.
this recipie was absolutely delicioso. I am italian and had a bumper crop of these wonderful peppers
Can these be canned can’t find anything on canning
No, peppers aren’t usually canned because they’ll fall apart after a certain amount of time. The only way I can my peppers is by roasting them first and then preserving them in olive oil. Here’s my recipe –> http://www.myhumblekitchen.com/2010/11/roasted-red-peppers-preserved-in-extra/
Made this for the family tonight and it was super awesome! Even my 5 year old ate almost his entire plate! Did make 1 addition at the end. I spritzed some fresh lime juice over it right out of the oven. Added a side of Mexican Rice and a small dollop of sour cream.
This is now a part of our family recipe book! Thank you for sharing!
That’s great to hear, Chris! Thanks for sharing.