Stuffed peppers with breadcrumbs and anchovies! A different kind of stuffed pepper.
 
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A nice alternative to my usual stuffed pepper with mince, tomato sauce and rice. I will be having this more often.
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Cuisine: Maltese
Ingredients
  • 4 green peppers tops taken off (left aside) and seeds removed (or you can cut them horizontally and remove the seeds)
  • 2 95 gram jars of anchovies chopped (about 115 grams drained anchovies)
  • 1 cup of breadcrumbs
  • 1 bunch of large parsley chopped (you can also use mint instead)
  • A handful of capers
  • 12 pitted kalamata olives chopped
  • 1 onion finely diced
  • 2 garlic cloves finely diced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tomatoes chopped
  • Olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
Instructions
  1. Fry the onion and garlic in a frying pan with 1 tablespoon of oil for five minutes.
  2. Fry the tomato paste for a minute and then add in the tomatoes.
  3. Turn the heat off and mix in all the other ingredients.
  4. Add two tablespoons of oil and mix further.
  5. Season the mixture with salt and pepper. You should hardly need to use any salt as the anchovies are already salty.
  6. Fill each pepper with the stuffing.
  7. Fry each pepper until they are lightly browned and then simmer in a frying pan with the lids on.
  8. If using the whole pepper (not cutting them horizontally) make sure to also fry the tops slightly. Add the tops on when you go to simmer the peppers.
  9. Simmer the peppers for about an hour until the peppers are tender.
  10. If you prefer to bake the peppers firstly then lightly sprinkle inside and outside.
  11. Place the unfilled peppers in a preheated oven at 180oC for about 15 minutes.
  12. Fill the peppers with the mixture and bake in the oven for about 45 minutes.
Recipe by A Maltese Mouthful at https://www.amaltesemouthful.com/stuffed-peppers-with-breadcrumbs-and-anchovies-a-different-kind-of-stuffed-pepper/