A comforting pot of Stuffed Pepper Soup! Loaded with 1 lb of Peppers & Meat with Rice, in a Savory Soup Base. You can choose to roast and peel the Peppers too, before dicing and throwing them in with the Rice, same with the Onion or include diced Tomatoes and/or Celery. Ladle the Soup into a Bowl and optionally top with shredded cheese and cover to melt the Cheese before serving.
Servings: 8 Portions
Equipment
- 1 Soup Pot
- 1 Digital Scale
- 3 Bowls For the Soup Base, Vegetables and Rice
- 1 Sieve
Ingredients
- 1 lb Bell Peppers - about 3 Bell Peppers
- 1 lb Ground Beef - or other meats, see notes
- 1 Large Onion - diced
- 3 Cloves Garlic - minced
- 1/2 C Rice - or more for thicker, Washed and strained
- 1/4 C EVOO & Tomato Paste - or exchange EVOO for Beef Suet
- Salt & Pepper - To Taste
Soup Base
- 5 C Water
- 3 C Tomato Juice
- 1/2 C Sweet Pimento Paste
- 3 Tbl Hodi Smoked Sweet Paprika
- 2 Tbl Lemon Juice & Chickpea Flour - each
- 2 Cubes Beef Bouillon
- 1 Tbl Parsley
- 1/4 tsp Ground Bay Leaves
Instructions
- Combine the Soup Base ingredients into a large mixing bowl to whisk together and set aside until needed. Prepare the Vegetables, wash and strain the Rice.
- Add Fat & Tomato Paste in a soup pot over Max heat. Cook for a few minutes, mixing every so often. Add the ground Beef and cook until the meat is browned.
- Then add the Peppers, Onions & Garlic. Continue to cook while mixing until softened, just a few minutes.
- Add in the Soup Base and mix well. Bring it to a boil, mixing every few minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Add the Rice and simmer for 10 minutes, mixing often. Turn the heat to max to ensure the Soup is boiling if not already, and cover to remove from heat to rest for 20 minutes before serving. Stir and adjust the seasoning if needed prior to serving. Optionally ladle into a bowl and top with Shredded Cheese, cover so that the residual heat can melt the cheese before serving.
Notes
The ground beef can be exchanged with ground Pork, Sausages, or Chicken and even include small diced Meats or chunks of Chourico Sausages.
A small amount of Hot Pimento Paste can be added for heat or a very small amount of Hodi Smoked Hot Paprika, about 1/2 tsp (more or less). You can also just add Cayenne Pepper to the desired heat level.