Ground Beef
Mechshe Flefleh
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Steak
- 6 bell peppers
- ½ cup short-grain rice, rinsed
- 1 small onion, grated
- 1 tsp allspice
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Kosher salt and black pepper
- 1½ cups tomato sauce
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- 1
Slice the tops off the peppers and remove seeds and membranes. Reserve the tops.
- 2
Combine beef, rice, onion, allspice, cinnamon, salt and pepper. Mix gently.
- 3
Fill each pepper without packing tightly. Replace the tops.
- 4
Arrange peppers upright in a heavy pot.
- 5
Mix tomato sauce, garlic, lemon juice and water. Pour around the peppers.
- 6
Bring to a boil, then reduce to a low simmer. Cover and cook 50–60 minutes until peppers are tender and rice and meat are completely cooked.
- 7
Serve with the braising sauce.
Butcher's Tip
If the peppers tip over, wedge them with pieces of the reserved tops or crumpled foil to keep them upright.
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Ground Steak
