Come to the St. Norbert's Farmer's Market on Saturday between 8-3PM for many of these wonderful ingredients!
Turkish Stuffed Peppers
2 cups basmati rice
1/4 cup Zereshk (Iranian currants, aka Barberries)
drizzle olive oil
pinch salt
3 1/2 cups water
Prepare rice ahead of time. Zereshk can be found at Millad's Supermarket on Notre Dame in Winnipeg.
1 lb ground beef
1 onions, sliced
1 + tbs Turkish Baharat
3 chopped tomatoes (I used roasted tomatoes that were still soft and juicy)
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
salt, to taste
1/2 cup good tomato paste, also available at Millad's Supermarket on Notre Dame
Sauté the onions until soft in a drizzle of olive oil. Brown the meat and add the Baharat. Add the remaining ingredients and some water or wine to dilute the tomato paste a bit. Mix with the cooked rice and set aside.
Depending on the sizes of the peppers, up to 12 peppers, cored from the top. In the baking dish, mix tomato paste, water, Turkish Baharat (about 1 tsp), and a pinch of salt, to cover the bottom of the dish at least 2-3 cm. Fill each pepper and place, upright, in the baking dish. Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350ºF for at least one hour. Remove foil and continue baking until peppers have browned.
Serve hot or warm. Enjoy!
