Hmm. Stuffed peppers... Peppers over flowing with some sort of meat and sauce. Of course, delicious right? Well, sadly, vegetarians don't have it so great in this department. I have never been a fan of the stuffed pepper. We always get boring, reject fillings, like rice, or even MORE vegetables. I have always found there to be no cohesiveness to this dish. Usually, I cut into the pepper, and on the first bite, everything usually just spills out. Agravation. Why stuff it, if everything just falls out? It is awkward to cut, even more awkward to eat, and just plain "???".
OK. Rant over. Thanks to a recipe I found online, I decided to jump into the pepper pool once more. This recipe made sense. Of course, living in a pueblo, my access to certain ingredients are limited. I cleaned my history and lost the link to the recipe, but I think I remembered enough of it to give it a go...
Items:
Italian peppers
Cheese of choice (I used a semi-currado Spanish Manchego)
oil
pimentón
salt
Method:
This could not be easier. Wash, and de-seed the peppers. Pour your oil in a bowl. Add a dash of pimentón and salt. Toss to coat. (You can throw away the tops.) Stuff the cavity with a slice (or 2) of your cheese. Grill until you see char-marks (or when there are blackened in spots) and the cheese is melted. Take off fire and sprinkle peppers with a heavy amount of salt. Done.
This looks super complicated and time consuming, but oh! Have your guests fooled! This recipe could not be easier and could not be more tasty. Serve with rice or your favourite side-dish. Delicious.
