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Meat-Stuffed Bell Peppers with Tomato Sauce

Name: Meat-Stuffed Bell Peppers with Tomato Sauce
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Azerbaijani
Ingredients: 4 large bell peppers; 500g minced meat (beef or lamb); 1 cup cooked rice; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp paprika; 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 1 tbsp olive oil

Traditional Azerbaijani dolma with minced meat and rice stuffed into peppers.

45 minutes4 servings

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Cut the tops off the peppers and remove the seeds.
In a bowl, mix minced meat, rice, onion, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and paprika.
Stuff the peppers with the meat mixture. Place in a baking dish and pour tomato sauce over them.
Drizzle with olive oil and bake for 30-35 minutes until peppers are tender.
Check that the ground meat reaches 71°C (160°F) throughout before serving.

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