Cheese Stuffed Peppers
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A warm appetizer from our Bulgarian neighbors.
Ingredients
3 small peppers (I used kapia)
100g feta cheese (goat)
100g yellow cheese
50g cottage cheese
1 tablespoon sour cream (or yogurt)
a few dill sprigs
1 egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
How to prepare cheese stuffed peppers
- Put the peppers in the oven at 250°C and roast for about 25-30 minutes, turning them halfway through so they color on all sides. Place in a bowl, sprinkle with salt and cover with foil to "steam" a bit and make them easier to peel.
- Meanwhile, prepare the filling: grate the feta and yellow cheese using a fine grater. Add the cottage cheese, yogurt and egg. Mix everything well until you get a paste. Season with plenty of pepper and dill.
* Instead of dill, you can use oregano or Herbs de Provence. - Peel the roasted peppers carefully so they don't tear.
- Make an incision from the stem to almost the tip and cut out a thin slice (about half a finger wide) to give yourself room to maneuver for the next steps.
- Through the incision, clean the peppers of stems and seeds.
- Fill the peppers with a teaspoon. Sprinkle some grated cheese over the filling area so it forms a nice crust when baked.
- Place the peppers in a heatproof dish and put under the broiler (heat from above) for about 10 minutes, until the cheese browns nicely. If you don't have a broiler, bake at 200°C until golden.
- Serve warm.
The filling
Roasted peppers
Cleaned pepper
Stuffed peppers
Cheese Stuffed Peppers