Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (töltött paprika)

Here’s a comforting and classic recipe for Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (Töltött Paprika) 🇭🇺, a beloved dish often simmered in a tomato-based sauce:

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🇭🇺 Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (Töltött Paprika)

Ingredients:

• 6–8 Hungarian yellow peppers (or substitute with banana peppers or bell peppers)
• 1 lb (450 g) ground pork (or a mix of pork and beef)
• 1 cup (200 g) uncooked white rice, rinsed
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp Hungarian sweet paprika
• 1 tsp salt (to taste)
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
• 2 tbsp vegetable oil or lard

For the sauce:

• 2 tbsp flour
• 2 tbsp oil or butter
• 2 cups (500 ml) tomato juice (or puréed tomatoes)
• 2–3 cups (500–750 ml) water or broth
• 1–2 tsp sugar (to balance acidity)
• Salt and pepper to taste

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