Hungarian Stuffed Peppers in Tomato Sauce (Töltött Paprika) 🇭🇺

Ingredients (4–6 servings)

For the stuffed peppers

• 6–8 bell peppers (or Hungarian wax peppers)
• 500 g (1 lb) ground pork
• ½ cup rice (uncooked)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp sweet Hungarian paprika
• Salt and black pepper

For the tomato sauce

• 700 ml (3 cups) tomato sauce or crushed tomatoes
• 2 tbsp oil or lard
• 1 tbsp flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• Salt and pepper
• 2 cups water or broth

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Instructions

1. Prepare the filling
   • In a bowl mix ground pork, rice, onion, egg, paprika, salt, and pepper.
2. Prepare the peppers
   • Cut the tops off the peppers and remove the seeds.
   • Fill them with the meat mixture.
3. Cook the stuffed peppers
   • Place the peppers in a large pot.
   • Pour tomato sauce and water over them.
4. Simmer
   • Cover and cook on medium-low heat for 45–50 minutes until rice and meat are cooked.
5. Make the sauce thicker
   • In a small pan heat oil, add flour, and cook lightly.
   • Stir into the tomato sauce.
   • Add sugar, salt, and pepper.
6. Cook 5–10 minutes more until the sauce thickens.