Hot Stuffed Bell Peppers

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 large green peppers or 4 large red peppers
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• 1 cup beef stock
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 -2 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 cup cream cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/2 cup half-and-half cream

Recipe

• 1 remove tops and seeds from peppers and blanch for 5-7 minutes.
• 2 heat vegetable oil in skillet.
• 3 add onions, garlic, some chopped pepper from tops and fry until soft.
• 4 add the meat, oregano, salt, bay leaves and tabasco sauce and fry until meat is cooked.
• 5 stir in flour, stock, ketchup and bring to boil.
• 6 reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• 7 preheat oven to 350.
• 8 discard bay leaves from mixture, spoon into peppers and place in a greased baking dish.
• 9 bake for 40 minutes.
• 10 while peppers are baking make the sauce.
• 11 put cream cheese, cream, salt and cayenne into a pan and simmer until mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.
• 12 do not boil.
• 13 pour the hot sauce over the peppers and cook until sauce is bubbling and starting to brown, about 15 minutes.
• 14 serve immediately.