Stuffed peppers

This is an easy one! What you need are (for 3 to 4 stuffed peppers):


4 peppers of different colours
200g minced beef
1 celery stick, finely chopped
Half a can tomato paste
Onions, sliced/ finely chopped
Garlic, finely chopped
Some fresh oregano/ dried oregano to taste
Olive oil
Salt & freshly miled black pepper to taste

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1] Preheat the oven to 200°C.

2] Slice the top of the peppers off and remove the seeds and membrane.

3] Line a baking tray with aluminium and place peppers on top. Drizzle with olive oil. Roast in the oven for about 20 to 30 minutes.

4] While the peppers are roasting in the oven, work on the minced beef. Heat a large non-stick frying pan with some olive oil. Add chopped onion and garlic. Then add the chopped celery. Now put in the minced beef and fry for 3 to 4 minutes, diligently break up the lumps with the back of your frying spatula.

5] Add the tomato paste and stir to combine. Add salt, pepper and oregano to taste.

6] If the peppers are done, remove them from the oven. Add the filling, cover and roast in the oven for a little while more. Add some cheese, if you like.

Gotta remove the
seeds and membrane..

There you go! Drizzle some olive
oil over it and pop it into the oven

Voila!

XOXO
Ariella

 

Penne Bolognese

Serving for 2

250g penne pasta (or slightly more than 1 handful/ pax)
1 can chopped tomato/ 1 can whole tomato, chopped
125ml red wine/ chicken stock
250g minced beef
Worcestershire sauce
1 small red chilli (de-seeded if preferred)
Garlic, chopped
Onions, sliced/ chopped
Carrots, sliced
Capsicums, sliced
Portobello mushrooms, sliced
Olive oil
Dried oregano


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1] Heat oil in a pan, then add onion, garlic, carrots, capsicums, mushrooms & chilli.Cook gently until soft.

2] Then keeping it at low heat, I put in the minced beef & quickly break them apart before they turn into meatballs. I had to do it at low heat for I am still not fast enough to break them apart before they turn into meatballs. If you are confident, by all means, up the heat & add the minced beef.

3] Keep breaking minced beef apart till they are well separated. Then add a splash of Worchestershire sauce, all the red wine/ chicken stock and tomatoes. Put on low heat & leave it to simmer for 30 minutes to an hour. Add some salt to flavour, if necessary.

4] While that is simmering, boil some water and add some salt to it. Cook the pasta till al dente. When ready, discard the water.

5] When the sauce is ready, mix the pasta into the sauce.

6] I served it with some dried oregano sprinkled generously. It adds some "sting" to the sauce. If you don't have a bottle of it at home, it's all right to skip it.

Hope you find it easy enough to try at home!



Chicken stock sold at
Huber's Butchery.
Made using only the finest ingredients,
frozen fresh to achieve optimum flavour.
Preservative free, low in fat and carbohydrates,
contains no added salt & no added sugar.
Made in Australia
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