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These Filipino-Fashion Stuffed Bell Peppers are stuffed with plant primarily based floor ‘meat’ cooked in a wealthy tomato-based sauce impressed by Filipino Arroz a la Cubana.

STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

The plant primarily based floor ‘meat’ is cooked with potatoes, peppers, raisins, and olives giving the filling candy, savory, and umami flavors on high of various textures. Every bell pepper half is filled with this filling earlier than being baked till the peppers begin to launch its juices and the flavors of the filling proceed to infuse collectively.

Since we Filipinos love rice, I paired these stuffed peppers with Sinangag or  Filipino Fried Garlic Rice or Sinangag (yow will discover the recipe right here). However after all, it’s actually as much as you the way you need to get pleasure from these peppers. They’re nice as-is or pair it with a salad.

INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED

ARROZ A LA CUBANA-STYLE FILLING

• 1 tbsp impartial cooking oil
• 1/2 small white onion
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 small crimson bell pepper
• 1 small inexperienced chili non-compulsory for additional head
• 1 small potato peeled and diced
• 10.5 oz vegan floor ‘meat’ or mince (plant-based floor meat substitute)

FOR PLANT-BASED GROUND ‘MEAT’ SUBSTITUTE

• I used the model Future Farm and used their mince. I additionally get pleasure from Unimaginable Meals for his or her mince. It’s actually as much as you which ones you’d like to make use of relying on what you might have entry to.
• Do word that some manufacturers already season their plant-based meat/mince options, whereas some don’t (or simply flippantly season theirs) so you’ll be able to alter the seasonings to your style and add roughly of them as wanted, to style.

SEASONING + MIX-INS

• 1/2 to 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 tsp liquid seasoning I used Knorr, choice – you’ll be able to simply season with salt or soy sauce
• Freshly floor pepper
• 2.5 tbsp tomato paste
• 1/2 cup water
• 1.5 – 2 tbsp brown sugar alter to desired sweetness
• 4 inexperienced olives sliced
• 1.5 tbsp dried raisins
• 3.5 oz inexperienced peas

BELL PEPPERS

• 3 giant bell peppers, I used yellow bell peppers

PREPARE THE FILLING

• Warmth a big pan or skillet over medium warmth. Add the oil.
• As soon as sizzling, sauté the onion till translucent, round 1 minute.
• Add the garlic and sauté till flippantly brown. Combine within the diced crimson bell peppers and chili (if utilizing) and prepare dinner till tender.
• Add the diced potatoes. Flip up the warmth and depart the potatoes to prepare dinner for 2-3 minutes or till half-cooked.
• Season the potatoes with some liquid seasoning (I used Knorr) or some salt, and pepper to style.

• Afterwards, add within the vegan floor ‘meat’ or mince.
• Separate along with your spatula and permit the bottom ‘meat’ to prepare dinner.
• As soon as the vegan floor ‘meat’ is cooked, style a portion after which season with soy sauce and liquid seasoning, as wanted. This may rely on the kind of floor ‘meat’ you used – some manufacturers already come seasoned, so simply alter to your style as wanted.
• Combine within the tomato paste and water into the pan. Stir till the tomato paste is dissolved. Add the sugar and pepper. Combine till properly integrated.
• Add the olives, raisins, and peas. Combine properly with the ‘meat’ combination. Style the filling and season with extra soy sauce and/or sugar if wanted.
• The filling might be fairly saucy, whereas might be good to stuff into the peppers so the filling is not going to be too dry.

STUFFING THE PEPPERS

• Preheat your oven to 350F/180C.
• Slice the bell peppers vertically in half. Take away the seeds.
• Place the bell peppers on baking tray. You possibly can brush some oil onto the tray to keep away from the peppers from sticking.
• Scoop beneficiant quantities of the filling. Fastidiously press the filling down into the peppers.
• Repeat for the remainder of the peppers.

BAKE OR AIR-FRY YOUR STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

• Bake the stuffed bell peppers within the oven for 30-35 minutes or till the bell peppers are cooked and tender to your liking.
• If air-frying you can begin by air frying these for quarter-hour or till tender.

TO SERVE

• Since we Filipinos love rice, I served these peppers with Filipino Fried Garlic Rice or Sinangag – yow will discover the recipe right here. However after all, it’s actually as much as you the way you need to get pleasure from these peppers. They’re nice as-is or pair it with a salad.
• Benefit from the peppers whereas nonetheless sizzling!

THE INSPIRATION: ARROZ A LA CUBANA

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Filipino-Fashion Stuffed Bell Peppers