Punjena Paprika — Print Recipe

Sweet bell peppers stuffed with a savory mix of ground beef, rice, and herbs, simmered in a rich tomato sauce until tender and bursting with flavor.

Ingredients

1 Cut tops off peppers and remove seeds and membranes. Reserve tops.
2 Mix ground beef, rice, diced onion, garlic, egg, paprika, salt, and pepper.
3 Stuff each pepper with the filling, leaving a small gap for rice expansion. Replace tops.
4 Stand peppers upright in a pot. Mix passata with water and oil, pour around peppers.
5 Cover and simmer on low heat for 1.5 hours until peppers are very tender and rice is cooked.
6 Serve with generous spoonfuls of sour cream and crusty bread.

Did You Know?

Serbian grandmothers judge the quality of punjena paprika by whether the peppers hold their shape perfectly while being completely tender inside.