Turkish Stuffed Peppers (Etli Biber Dolması)
Turkish stuffed peppers (etli biber dolması) are a favorite around here. If you've never tried them, here's your chance to taste the best recipe out there!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef - 80% lean
- 1 pound tomatoes - diced
- 1 sweet onion - finely diced
- 1 bunch parsley - chopped
- 1 bunch dill - chopped
- 8 ounces feta cheese - crumbled
- 1/2 cup rice
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon dried mint
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon pul biber (Turkish hot pepper) - optional
- 1 teaspoon isot biber (Turkish hot pepper) - optional
- 12 bell peppers (can sub almost any style pepper) - tops removed, seeded and ribs removed
- 1 quart beef broth
- plain yogurt - for serving
Instructions
- In large mixing bowl, combine first 12 ingredients and mix thoroughly with hands.
- Stuff mixture into peppers and place into a large, wide-bottomed pot.
- Add broth until the peppers are about half covered (may only take 2 cups).
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to simmer, cover and cook for 45 minutes.
- Can be eaten right away or left to cool and then reheated (as the Turks would do it).
- Serve with some of the flavored broth and a dollop of plain yogurt.
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