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Serbian Stuffed Peppers
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Peppers filled with rice and baked in tomato
Wine & oil daysPrep 30 minCook 1 hServes 6
When to eat it. Made with oil. Keep it for days when wine and oil are allowed, like weekends in Lent and most of the Nativity Fast.
Ingredients
Method
- Fry the onions and carrots in the oil, add the rice and paprika and season.
- Fill the peppers three-quarters full and stand them in a pot.
- Pour over the passata mixed with water to come halfway up the peppers.
- Simmer covered for 50 minutes. Thicken the sauce with flour mixed with water if needed.
Tip. A summer dish for the Dormition Fast.
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