Vegetarian Stuffed Peppers (Zeytinyağlı Biber Dolma)
Another great traditional olive oil dish recipe: Stuffed peppers with olive oil. Olive oil dishes are cooked only with olive oil; best when they're served cold; and are usually summer dishes. There are two ways to cook stuffed peppers with olive oil: on the stove and in the oven. In my family we like baked stuffed peppers. Here's another certified Turkish recipe from my mom.
2 lb small green bell peppers (approximately 18-20 peppers)
2 cups white rice
4 medium size onions, finely chopped (you can use a food processor)
3 tomatoes, grated
1 tomato (this one is for covering the tops of bell peppers after stuffing)
1/3 cup pine nuts
1/3 cup currants
1 tbsp all spice
1 tsp ground black pepper
1 tbsp mint flakes or ¼ cup fresh mint, chopped finely
1 tsp white sugar
salt
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 cup olive
-Mix well all the ingredients (except for peppers and 1 tomato) in a bowl.
-Wash peppers and take out the top part and the seeds.
-Stuff the peppers with the rice mix with a spoon or your hand.
-Cut small pieces from 1 tomato to cover the top part of peppers. Press the tomato slice down a bit so that it won’t come out.
-Place the dolmas in an oven dish which is as tall as dolmas. Pour on top 2 cups of boiling water.
-First let it boil for 5 minutes on stove. Than, bake it in a preheated oven at 400F for 35-40 minutes until rice is cooked and tops are browned. Check them regularly if you don’t want to burn the tops.
-It’s better cold, but good when it’s hot, too.
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18 comments:
I'll try this again Burcu....I am loving your blog with all its beautiful and creative presentations. I'll bet the food tastes as good as it looks!The Stuffed Peppers I will definitely have to try this weekend after my Saturday morning trip to our local farmer's market!!
ingilizce nizani....he he. Bu tarifin türkçesini gönderirseniz sevinirim. Ayrıca size mail de gönderdim. blog 'unuz harika ayrıca türkçe versiyonunu da yayınlarsanız nefis olur. Sevgiyle kalın.
My Italian grandmother and mother have made stuffed peppers since before I was born and I continue to make them today. Ours are typically made with a bread stuffing and seasoned with basil, parsley, olives, and cheese. I just love the seasonings and ingredients you've put in these peppers, though, and will definitely be trying them. Thanks for the new twist on an old favorite!
Gorgeous pictures. I love this way of fixing peppers, but yours looks the best I've ever seen.
Çok güzel bir hafta sonu diliyorum.
Sevgiler…
Dolmalar muhteşşem görünüyor, elinize sağlık!
Thank you all for your flattering comments. I'll let my mom know about them since she told me the recipe and made that delicious dolma.
These look delicious! I love dolma's!
Should I mix in uncooked rice or already cooked rice?
Jamie, use uncooked rice.
Thanks:) I actually just made them and they turned out lovely.
Hi Burcu,
Where do you find bell peppers small enough to stuff? All I can find around the bay Area are huge ones. I was able to find smaller ones only once at a Farmer's Market. Is there a trick?
Pinar, I usually find small bell peppers at the Farmer's market. But I agree it's not easy. It also helps if you have a friend who garden. And sometimes if I find only one or two bell peppers at the market, I wash, seed, and freeze them, until I find 6 or 8 of them to make a batch.
Oh, I never thought of freezing them. Good to know they turn out ok like that.
I garden, but I haven't really found the right variety seeds or starter plants to garden either. Besides, they don't come out all the same time. Could you ask your gardening friends what kind of peppers they grow? It would be great to know for next year.
Thanks so much!
Pinar
Pinar, I cannot remember the name of the peppers I used, but I will ask my friends as soon as possible.
I can't find currants here, what would be a good substitute for the taste of currants?? I was thinking of using raisins...
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Amanda-Sorry, I didn't see your comment. Yes, raisins would work. But, it's better if you chop them into smaller bits before adding them to the stuffing.
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wow, I made up a dish like this pretty much in my head this weekend! (haven't posted it yet)
I stuffed little orange eggplants with thin noodles and peppers and onions, but I LOVE the idea of putting the tomato slice on top to keep it all moist and in one piece. Thanks so much for the idea!