Pimientos Del Piquillo Rellenos De Carne

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 12 small roasted red peppers (canned--piquillo peppers)
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 1/2 lb ground lamb
• 2 cloves garlic, mashed
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 2 tablespoons flour
• milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 3/4 cup breadcrumbs
• sunflower oil (for frying)
• 1 medium onion, minced
• 2 cloves garlic, mashed
• 1 cup wine
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix together the meats, garlic and parsley, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 2 brown the ground meat over medium high heat (no oil necessary) until done, and drain grease.
• 3 add flour, stir well, and a little bit of milk (about 1/4 to 1/2 cup) and stir until thickened.
• 4 fill each pepper with meat mixture and seal with a toothpick.
• 5 dredge peppers first in egg, then in bread crumbs.
• 6 make the sauce: heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat.
• 7 sautee onion and garlic until transparent, then add wine, 1 tablspoon chopped parsley and nutmeg and reduce the wine a bit.
• 8 add tomato sauce and simmer 20 minutes.
• 9 meanwhile, fry the peppers: heat oil over medium high heat.
• 10 fry peppers until golden, about 3-5 minutes total, and drain on paper towels.
• 11 place peppers in a serving dish, and pour sauce over and serve.