🇭🇺 Old-Fashioned Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (Töltött Paprika)

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🇭🇺 Old-Fashioned Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (Töltött Paprika)

📝 Ingredients (4 servings)

• 4–6 Hungarian wax peppers (or yellow bell peppers)
• 1 lb (450 g) ground pork (or a mix of pork & beef)
• 1 cup (200 g) uncooked rice (short-grain works best)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp black pepper

For the Sauce:

• 1 tbsp lard or oil
• 2 tbsp flour
• 1 tbsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• 4 cups (1 L) tomato purée or passata
• 1–2 cups (250–500 ml) water or broth
• 1 tsp sugar (balances acidity)
• Salt & pepper, to taste

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