Italian
Stuffed Pepper
by Gambero Rosso · 452K subscribers on YouTube
A Roman-style stuffed red bell pepper, filled with a savory mixture of minced meat, bread, mortadella, and herbs, topped with an egg and baked until tender.
- Cook
- 40 min
- Servings
- 1
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
11 items- 1 pcsRed Bell Pepper
- Breada few slices, soaked in milk
- Milkfor soaking the bread
- Ground Meatminced meat (beef or pork)
- Parsleychopped
- 1 pcsGarlicclove, germ removed
- Mortadellahalf chopped, half for topping
- 1 pcsEggcracked on top before baking
- Saltto taste
- Pepperto taste
- Olive Oila drizzle
Method
- Prepare the red bell pepper: cut off the top, remove the seeds and white pith.
- Soak the bread in milk, then squeeze it out.
- Crumble the bread over the minced meat in a bowl.
- Add chopped parsley, garlic (remove the germ), and half of the mortadella. Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix everything well and let rest for a couple of hours (optional).
- Stuff the pepper with the filling, pressing gently but firmly.
- Crack an egg on top of the filling, add a pinch of salt, pepper, and a drizzle of oil.
- Place the remaining mortadella on top.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 200–220°C for 10 minutes, then reduce to 150°C and bake for another 30 minutes.
- Let the pepper rest for a moment, then cut open and serve.
Gambero Rosso
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