Peppers stuffed with burgul in tomato sauce

It is juicy, stimulating and looks super invested but this perfect stuffed pepper with a Mediterranean filling of spicy burgul is easily prepared

Olga Tuchsher, in collaboration with Sugat

11/05/2022

Wednesday, 11 May 2022, 08:20

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Peppers stuffed with burgul and vegetables (Photo: Alon Mesika, Styling: Yael Magen)

Stuffed peppers always feel like a pampering and invested meal, even if they don’t really require a lot of work and actual investment.

This time the classic stuffed pepper stuffed with rice and meat is being replaced by recipe and blogger Olga Tuchsher from the blog "The Secret Ingredient" with a simple, light and vegan Mediterranean filling of burgul with fried onions, garlic, carrots, tomatoes and parsley.

Perfect for a sumptuous lunch and also very suitable for entertaining.

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10 facts about burgul

In collaboration with Sugat

Interesting to know:

The popular burgul in Mediterranean kitchens, made from whole wheat, shredded after cooking and drying in special ovens.

Burgul is rich in B vitamins and also minerals such as calcium and iron.

It is great in salads like the famous tabbouleh salad and serves as a base for the traditional majdara.

For more great recipes with burgul

Peppers stuffed with burgul

Recipe By: Olga Tuchsher

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• 20 minutes work

• 120 minutes total

• Easy to prepare

• 6 units

• Israeli

• vegan

• fur

• Stuffed and pickled

• vegetables

• kosher

Pepper stuffed with burgul (Photo: Alon Mesika, Styling: Yael Magen)

Ingredients

• • 6-7 peppers

• To fill:

  • ½1 cups of coarse burgul

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 1 chopped onion

  • 3 cloves crushed garlic

  • 2 medium carrots, grated on a coarse grater

  • 1 large tomato, cut into small cubes

  • 1 kopsarsk tomato (100 g)

  • 1 teaspoon salt

  • ½ A teaspoon of black pepper

  • 1 teaspoon of cumin

  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika (heaped)

  • Chopped parsley

• For the sauce:

  • 3 boiling cups

  • 1 kopsarsk tomato (100 g)

  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika

  • ½ A teaspoon of salt

  • ¼ A teaspoon of black pepper

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Preparation

How to make peppers stuffed with burgul?

• 1 Transfer the burgul to a bowl, cover with water and soak for about an hour.

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• 2 Heat the oil in a large pan and fry the onion until golden.

  Add the garlic and carrots, stir and continue to fry for another 2-3 minutes.

• 3 Add the tomato and fry while stirring for another 3 minutes.

  Season, add the filtered burgul and tomato paste, mix and fry for another 5 minutes.

  Add the parsley and stir again.

• 4 Cut the top of the peppers (do not discard), drain the seeds and clean the inner ribs.

• 5 Fill the peppers with the filling to the end, cover with the matching domes and place densely inside the pot.

• 6 Mix all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and pour over the peppers.

  Cover the pot and bring to a boil.

• 7 Lower the flame and cook for about an hour and a half.

  Occasionally open the pot and pour the sauce with a spoon over the peppers.

  Turn off the heat and serve immediately.

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Tags

• recipe

• pepper

• Stuffed

• Peppers

• Burgul