Stuffed peppers in sour cream and tomato sauce

Cookinero 21 Apr 2025

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Peppers stuffed in tomato-sour cream sauce is a staple dish during the sweet pepper harvest. Stuffed peppers in sour cream-tomato sauce are often prepared in the summer for several reasons. The dish is light and pleasant to eat even in the heat. The abundance of vegetables also makes itself felt. To prepare the sauce, you will need sour cream and tomato paste. Peppers in sauce are very tasty, and can be doubly healthy if the vegetables and sour cream are homemade.

How to cook Stuffed peppers in sour cream and tomato sauce

Step 1

Prepare the filling. Boil the rice in salted water for 15 minutes. Fry the mince in vegetable oil in a frying pan until done.

Step 2

Prepare the frying. Chop the onion with a knife, grate the carrots on a fine grater. Press the garlic. Fry the onion and carrots in a frying pan with vegetable oil until soft. Divide the frying into two parts. Mix the first half with rice and minced meat, pepper, salt and stir. Mix the second half with sour cream, tomato paste and garlic.

Step 3

Stuff the peppers and simmer. Put the stuffing into the peppers and pack them tightly. Place the peppers vertically in a saucepan, pour in the sour cream sauce, add water so that the peppers are covered to the top. Put them on the stove, bring to a boil and simmer the peppers for 40 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the dish sit for 20 minutes.