Speca të Mbushur (Albanian Stuffed Peppers)
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Speca të Mbushur (Albanian Stuffed Peppers)

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serves 6

Speca të Mbushur is a traditional Albanian family dish where sweet peppers are filled with savoury minced meat and rice.

As they cook, the peppers soften and soak up the tomato sauce, giving you a hearty one-pot meal that is perfect with bread or a simple salad.

20 mins prep45 mins cook1 hr 5 mins total

  1. Sauté onion and minced beef until browned.

  2. Stir in rice, parsley, paprika, salt and pepper.

  3. Stuff the peppers with the filling.

  4. Arrange in a pot or baking dish and pour tomato sauce around.

  5. Simmer covered or bake for about 45 minutes until peppers are soft and rice is cooked.

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