Red Bell Pepper Raisin And Olive Stuffing Food

RED BELL PEPPER, RAISIN AND OLIVE STUFFING

Steps:

• Melt butter in large pot over medium-high heat. Add next 5 ingredients. Sauté until onions are tender, about 6 minutes. Add raisins and olives; sauté 5 minutes. (Vegetable mixture can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Combine vegetable mixture and bread cubes in large bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Loosely fill main cavity with stuffing. Add enough broth to remaining stuffing to moisten lightly (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup, depending on amount of remaining stuffing). Generously butter glass baking dish. Spoon remaining stuffing into prepared dish. Cover with buttered foil, buttered side down. Bake stuffing in dish alongside turkey until heated through, about 25 to 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Generously butter 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Add enough broth to stuffing to moisten (about 3/4 to 1 cup). Transfer stuffing to prepared dish. Cover with butter foil, buttered side down; bake until heated through, about 30 to 35 minutes. Uncover and bake until top is slightly crisp and golden, about 20 to 25 minutes longer.

SPICY LAMB-STUFFED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Slice off the tops of the bell peppers and remove the seeds. Remove the stems and finely chop the cleaned pepper tops. Stand the peppers, cut end up, in a 13x9-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
• Brown the lamb in a large skillet over medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes, until no pink remains, stirring often to break up the meat; drain the liquid. Add the onion and chopped pepper. Cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes, until the onion is tender; remove from the heat. Stir in the rice, ketchup, raisins, allspice, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, and eggs; blend well. Stir in the salt and cayenne pepper.
• Fill the peppers with the rice mixture, packing lightly. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the peppers are soft and can be pierced with a fork.

SICILIAN PEPPERS, RAISINS AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Chop whole onions. Saute onions in hot oil in a nonstick pan until soft.
• Meanwhile, slice whole peppers in a food processor, and add to the onions, cooking over medium heat until they begin to soften.
• Stir in raisins, pine nuts, salt and pepper, and continue to cook until peppers are softened.

BELL PEPPERS STUFFED WITH RICE, RAISINS, AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• For the filling, fry the onion in 3 tablespoons oil until soft. Add the rice and stir until thoroughly coated and translucent. Pour in 2 cups water and add salt, pepper, and sugar. Stir well and cook for 15 minutes, or until the water has been absorbed but the rice is still a little underdone. Stir in the pine nuts, currants or raisins, tomato, cinnamon, allspice, mint, dill, parsley, and lemon juice, as well as the rest of the oil.
• Retaining the stalk, cut a circle around the stalk end of the peppers and set to one side to use as caps. Remove the cores and seeds with a spoon and discard. Fill the peppers with the rice mixture, and replace the caps.
• Arrange the peppers side by side in a shallow baking dish, pour about water into the bottom, and bake in the oven preheated to 375°F for 45 to 55 minutes, or until the peppers are tender. Be careful that they do not fall apart.
• Serve cold, accompanied, if you like, by a bowl of yogurt beaten with or without crushed garlic.

STUFFED RED PEPPERS

Steps:

• Bring brown rice and water to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into small pieces and place in the skillet. Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Mix beef mixture into brown rice.
• Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning into the rice mixture and season filling with salt and black pepper.
• Arrange bell peppers in a baking dish. Spoon filling into bell peppers.
• Bake in preheated oven until the peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers to serve.

BELL PEPPERS STUFFED WITH RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• TO PREPARE THE RICE DRESSING:.
• Combine the first seasoning mix ingredients and set aside.
• With a sharp paring knife, peel off the silver skin from each gizzard and trim the hard fibrous connection between the 2 halves.
• Grind the gizzards, hearts, and livers in a food processor or blender, or chop finely.
• Add the reserved (1st) seasoning mix to the meat (giblets).
• Stir well. Set aside.
• Thouroughly combine the 2nd seasoning mix ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
• In a very large cast iron or other heavy skillet, brown beef and pork, over high heat, breaking up chunks.
• Sprinkle the reserved 2nd seasoning mix over meat and cook about 3 min., stirring constantly.
• Discard bay leaf, then cook 2 minute more, stirring constantly.
• Reduce heat to medium and cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently and scraping pan bottom well.
• Add giblets to skillet,stirring well.
• Cook about 4 min.,stirring almost constantly.
• Stir onions, bell peppers,celery,garlic,hot peppers(if using), and 1/4 cup of the stock.
• Cook until mixture is dry and sticking OBSESSIVELY, about 10 minutes.Be sure to scrape the pan bottom frequently.
• Add 4 tbs. butter, cook 3 minute Stir and scrape often.
• Stir in green onions, parsley and 1/2 cup more stock, scraping pan bottom til sediment is dissolved.
• Stir in 1/2 cup more stock. Cook 2 minute more.
• There should be little to no liquid at this point. Cook longer if there is.
• Add rice and stir very well. Remove from heat.
• NOTE:.
• This makes about 9 1/2 cups. The dressing must be very moist to stuff bell peppers, but not runny, even though it will dry some during baking. If need be, add more stock or water, about 1/4 cup at a time.
• TO PREPARE PEPPERS.
• Cut stems and tops from peppers. Cut down about 3/4 inch from the top. Core and seed the peppers. Discard tops.Stuff the HOT rice dressing into peppers. Pack tightly as you go and mound the top slightly.Place,upright,in a 13x9 pan, fitting snugly.
• When cool to the touch, press with fingertips.Sprinkle with bread crumbs. Dot tops with butter and add 3/4 inches stock around peppers.
• Bake at 375F for 30.Then cover with foil and bake til tender,about 30 minute.

SHRIMP AND RICE STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Cut tops off peppers and remove the seeds and ribs.
• Cook brown and white rices. Set aside. While rice is cooking, drizzle olive oil in a pan and sautee shrimp over medium heat.
• When shrimp are pink, remove shrimp from the pan. Cut shrimp into bite-sized pieces.
• Combine rices and the spices in pan and let simmer. Add shrimp to pan. Also add tomato sauce. Cook over medium heat.
• Add bread crumbs and 1/2 the parmesan cheese.
• Stuff peppers graciously and top with the remaining parmesan cheese.
• Cook in casserole dish for 15-20 minutes, until the parmesan cheese is melted and bubbling.

RICE WITH ROASTED RED PEPPERS, BLACK OLIVES & FETA

Steps:

• Charbroil the peppers - Position the rack so that the pan will be 6 inches from the heat. Preheat the broiler to high.
• Place the pepper on a pan and broil, turning frequently (every 2 to 3 minutes), about 10 to 15 minutes or until charred on all sides.
• Transfer the peppers to a paper or plastic bag or wrap in plastic wrap. Let stand until cool to touch.
• Halve the pepper, core, seed, peel, and chop (into raisin size pieces).
• Meanwhile steam the rice in an appropriate amount of liquid for the cooker: yield about 3 cups.
• In a small skillet, heat oil and saute the green onion until soft (3 to 4 minutes). Add garlic and soften (1 minute) and add parsley, lemon juice, sundried tomatoes, olives, black pepper and cook, stirring for 1 to 2 minutes, until the ingredients are heated through.
• Toss the hot rice with the bell pepper. Serve hot with crumbled feta.
• Refrigerate any leftovers and serve cold.

ROASTED STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• To Roast Peppers:.
• Preheat the broiler. Place the peppers on a baking sheet or in a shallow ovenproof dish and broil until the skins blister and turn brown. Turn the peppers until charred on all sides, about 15 minutes.Transfer the roasted peppers to a bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside to cool.
• When the peppers are cool enough to handle, peel the skins and remove stems and seeds(see below). Use immediately(in recipe) or make extra and drizzle with olive oil and store in the fridge for up to 2 months.
• Heat olive oil in a saute pan until very hot. Add the garlic, onion, and gingerroot and saute until you can smell the aroma. Add rice and mix well. Remove from the heat. Add the mozzarella, cream, curry powder, salt, and pepper. Mix well and cool before stuffing the peppers.
• Preheat oven to 375*F. After you have peeled the peppers carefully to keep them whole,cut off the tops and remove seeds. Stuff each of the peppers with about 1/2 cup stuffing. Place on a baking sheet greased with olive oil. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot. Enjoy!