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Foodie Thursday

'Stuffed peppers with pork, smoked paprika & thyme' - resident chef Nigel Barden is here with today's mouth-watering 'Foodie Thursday' dish. Plus, Simon has another one of your confessions for the collective to mull over.

1 hour, 55 minutes

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Thu 11 Jun 2015 17:05
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Stuffed Peppers with Pork, Smoked Paprika & Thyme

by Thomasina Miers from Chilli Notes, Recipes to Warm the Heart (Hodder & Stoughton)

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Serves 4-6

Prep time 15 mins

Cooking time 60 mins

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Ingredients

6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1 onion, finely diced

1 fennel bulb, trimmed & diced

400g minced pork

2 garlic cloves, crushed

6-8 sprigs of thyme, leaves stripped from branches

1 tsp fennel seeds, crushed

1 tsp sweet smoked paprika

1 x 400g tin plum tomatoes

A glass of white wine or sherry (optional)

3 large red peppers, halved & cored

A large handful of breadcrumbs

A good pinch of chilli flakes

30-40g Parmesan cheese, for grating

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Method

  • Preheat the oven to 190C/375F/gas5.
  • Heat half the oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan, then add the onion & fennel & sweat over a medium heat for 5 mins.
  • Turn the heat up & add half the pork, the garlic, thyme, fennel seeds & paprika & fry the ingredients, breaking up the pork with a wooden spoon as you go.
  • When the pork is broken up into the size of small crumbs, add another 2 tbsp of olive oil & the rest of the meat & repeat the process, then season generously with salt & pepper.
  • Stir in the tomatoes & if you have a bottle open, a glass of good white wine (or sherry), then simmer for 5 mins to reduce the liquid to a sauce.
  • Season the peppers with a little salt & pepper & stuff with the pork mixture.
  • Bake in the oven for 15 mins, before sprinkling the peppers with the breadcrumbs, chilli flakes & Parmesan & drizzling with the rest of the olive oil.
  • Cook for another 25-30mins until the peppers are soft & the breadcrumbs have turned a golden brown.
  • Serve with a bowl of rice & if you like, a green salad.Μύ

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Tip

You can substitute the pork for steamed diced potatoes for a great vegetarian supper.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 Jun 2015 17:05
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2