Stuffed Red Peppers ,Creole.
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Author Notes: Actually this is not my recipe this recipe I found from my Aunt’s recipe note book (more than 50 years old) she stayed with her husband in USA for more than 20 years and she says this is one of her favorite recipe and she always make when she was in usa .And she found this recipe idea in 1959 from a news paper written by food editor Clementine Paddleford.( She made Clementine recipe with little changes ) - pauljoseph
Serves 2
- 4 large peppers
- ½ clove garlic chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tsp butter
- ¼ cup chopped ham
- ¼ cup water
- ¼ cup tomato juice
- ¼ can(1 ounce) tomatoes
- 1 egg well beaten
- 1 cup cracker crumbs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- ½ tsp sugar
- Bread crumbs
- Melted butter
- dash of paprika
- Chop 2 peppers leaving in seeds, sauté in butter with garlic and onions until tender.
- Add chopped ham , water, tomato juice and tomatoes. Cook until liquid is absorbed .
- Stir in egg and cracker crumbs. Season to taste.
- Cut off tops and remove seeds from remaining 2 peppers.
- Parboil with sugar until slightly tender .
- Stuff with the tomato mixture .Cover lightly with bread crumbs ,butter and sprinkle of paprika
- Bake at 350°F for 20 minutes or until peppers are piping hot.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Vegetarian Holiday Side
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Red Pepper Recipe
Tags: red peppers
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over 2 years ago sussan
Clementine Paddleford one of the great food editors in the world. fabulous good photos yes You have a real talent for it.
over 2 years ago kepey
We like recipe will make
over 2 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
This looks delicious!! I saved and plan to make it this week. And absolutely gorgeous photos as usual - are you a professional photographer?
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
Thank you ChezSuzanne .No I am not a professional photographer, but I like photography especially food photography sometime I took photographs for food magazines and usually I send that free
over 2 years ago TheWimpyVegetarian
You have a real talent for it!
over 2 years ago josephine lazar
I too agree the best photos,
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
Thank you Josephine
over 2 years ago pauljoseph
Thank you sagegreen usually I try the recipe then take the picture
over 2 years ago Sagegreen
Wonderful. You always have the best photos, too.