Ardei Umpluti

Name: Ardei Umpluti
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Romanian
Ingredients: 8 bell peppers, tops removed; 1 cup rice; 500g minced pork; 3 cups tomato sauce

Ardei Umpluti/ar-DAY oom-PLOOTS/

Also known as: Romanian Stuffed Peppers

About this dish

Bell peppers stuffed with seasoned rice and minced meat, simmered in a light tomato sauce.

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Ingredients

🫑8 bell peppers, tops removed

🍚1 cup rice

🥩500g minced pork

🍅3 cups tomato sauce

Method

Serves 3

Mix rice, minced pork, chopped onion, and dill for the filling.

Stuff each pepper with the rice and meat mixture.

Arrange the stuffed peppers upright in a pot.

Pour tomato sauce over and around the peppers.

Simmer gently until the rice is cooked and peppers are tender.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Ardei umpluti is a traditional Romanian dish, closely related to sarmale but using bell peppers instead of cabbage leaves.

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