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Croatian Stuffed Green Peppers (“Punjena paprika”)
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Croatian Stuffed Green Peppers (“Punjena paprika”)

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This is in fact Turkish heritage in Croatian gastronomy. We use mixed pork and beef meat. This is the recipe I use and the difference is that I roast peppers before putting them into sauce.

"Delicious! The seasonings were a little light, but I made myself cook it as posted for the authentic taste, and did it ever deliver! Will definitely make again!"

- Firebyrd

Cuisine: CroatianMain Ingredient: green peppers

(5, 3) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Ingredients

Ready in 1 hours, 40 minutes
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Servings          
Original recipe makes 5
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1500 ggreen peppers; (8 to 10 pieces)
250 ggrounded beef
250 ggrounded pork
30 glard
10 gonion
50 grice
1 egg
For sauce:
500 gtomato juice; (strained tomato juice)
40 glard
40 gflour; (all purpose)
20 gSugar
100 gsour cream; (optional)

Croatian Stuffed Green Peppers (“Punjena paprika”) Preparation

Wash green peppers and cut the stem part to open a hole and to remove seeds part.

Sauté finely minced onion on lard. When transparent remove from heat and add grounded beef and pork. Cook rice until half done and add into meat. Also add 1 whole egg, salt and pepper. Mix well into a compact stuffing. Stuff each green pepper with stuffing until full (Surplus of stuffing use as meat balls to cook with peppers). In a pot melt lard and sauté flour until brownish. Add tomato strained juice, salt and sugar. Add water if needed. Roast each green pepper in a frying pan on some oil making sure they don’t over burn. Put each peppers into a sauce and cook 60 minutes. At the end you can add sour cream.

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Calories Per Serving: 548
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Croatian Stuffed Green Peppers (“Punjena paprika”) Reviews

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Wonderful recipe! Exactly what I was looking for and just like my Croatian ex-grandmother-in-law used to make. We will make again for sure!
1 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours, 10 minutes ago
Delicious! The seasonings were a little light, but I made myself cook it as posted for the authentic taste, and did it ever deliver! Will definitely make again!
1 years, 5 months, 1 weeks, 1 days, 18 hours, 15 minutes ago
[I posted this recipe.]
4 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 6 days, 4 hours, 15 minutes ago

Tags

  1. green peppers
  2. tomato sauce
  3. Cabbage
  4. lunch
  5. Main Dish
  6. beef
  7. Croatian
  8. Spring

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