Perfect choice! 🌶️ This is a real Hungarian comfort food: Töltött Paprika 🇭🇺 (Hungarian Stuffed Peppers).
It’s typically made with yellow Hungarian peppers (or bell peppers), stuffed with a savory pork-rice mixture, and cooked in a light tomato sauce. Served with fresh bread, it’s a classic dish every Hungarian family knows.
🌶️ Hungarian Stuffed Peppers (Töltött Paprika)
🧾 Ingredients:
- 8 Hungarian yellow peppers (or sweet bell peppers)
- 500 g (1 lb) ground pork (or pork + beef mix)
- 100 g (½ cup) rice, rinsed and partially cooked
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp sweet Hungarian paprika
- 1 tsp marjoram (optional, traditional in some regions)
- Salt & pepper, to taste
For the Sauce:
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil or lard
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 L (4 cups) tomato juice or puréed tomatoes
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 tsp sugar (to balance acidity)
- Salt, to taste