Post by marlaoh on Jan 10, 2003 7:36:32 GMT -6
STUFFED PEPPERS IN A SOUP BOWL
Tastes just like stuffed peppers, but without all of the trouble.
1 cup chopped onion
¼ cup chopped celery
1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
2 cups chopped green bell pepper
2 tblsp vegetable oil
½ pound ground beef
1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
½ cup tomato juice
¼ cup uncooked rice
3 cups water
2 tblsp chopped fresh parsley (optional)
2 tsp white sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Sauté onion, celery, garlic, and green pepper in oil until just tender. (Do not brown)
Stir beef into vegetables; cook until beef is browned, about 10 minutes.
Stir in rice.
Add tomatoes, juice, water, parsley, sugar, salt and pepper to the browned meat mixture.
Cover and simmer 45 minutes or until rice is cooked.
Adjust liquid if necessary.
Stir in cinnamon.
Taste for seasoning.
Garnish with parsley.
Tastes just like stuffed peppers, but without all of the trouble.
1 cup chopped onion
¼ cup chopped celery
1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
2 cups chopped green bell pepper
2 tblsp vegetable oil
½ pound ground beef
1 (16 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
½ cup tomato juice
¼ cup uncooked rice
3 cups water
2 tblsp chopped fresh parsley (optional)
2 tsp white sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
Sauté onion, celery, garlic, and green pepper in oil until just tender. (Do not brown)
Stir beef into vegetables; cook until beef is browned, about 10 minutes.
Stir in rice.
Add tomatoes, juice, water, parsley, sugar, salt and pepper to the browned meat mixture.
Cover and simmer 45 minutes or until rice is cooked.
Adjust liquid if necessary.
Stir in cinnamon.
Taste for seasoning.
Garnish with parsley.