How do you cook stuffed peppers so that the peppers are tender throughout?

[fuzzybabybunny]

After stuffing my red bell peppers with the cooked stuffing, I put them in the oven for 1 hour at 350 degrees. When finished, the tops of the peppers are wrinkled, tender, juicy, just the way I like it, but the body and bottoms are still too crisp. Any way I can get every part of the pepper nice and soft?

 

[biggestmuff]

Put the stuffed peppers into a deep pan or pot. Fill pot or pan with broth or water. Enjoy!

 

[Captante]

Partially cook the peppers in a steamer before stuffing & baking them ... be sure not to over-cook them though or they will fall apart when you go to stuff them. Also since required baking time can be greatly reduced using this method, I suggest you pre-cook all ingredients, especially any meat you use.

 

[herbiehancock]

I remember we used to put like an inch of water in the bottom of the pan before baking green or red peppers.................

 

[KarenMarie]

Are you covering the pan loosely with tin foil?

 

[Cobalt]

Mmmmmm... Galombkis. My mom makes those, I think I'll ask her about it.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: cobalt
Mmmmmm... Galombkis. My mom makes those, I think I'll ask her about it.

I thought that was stuffed cabbage.

 

[sao123]

I'd rather stuff the peppers with hamburger and rice, and bake in spaghetti sauce.

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Thanks for the tips guys! I used to just put the peppers on a baking pan and bake them. From now on I'll use a pot or something with walls and bake with an inch of water, and probably with a pot cover.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
Thanks for the tips guys! I used to just put the peppers on a baking pan and bake them. From now on I'll use a pot or something with walls and bake with an inch of water, and probably with a pot cover.

I could never eat "crunchy" bell peppers. I just steam them in the microwave or a steamer basket until they are quite soft, stuff them and bake them.

 

[Mill]

Boil or steam them first then bake.

 

[biggestmuff]

why do some of you pre-cook the ingredients prior to cooking the dish? The only item that needs to be prepared before-hand is the rice.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: biggestmuff
Put the stuffed peppers into a deep pan or pot. Fill pot or pan with broth or water. Enjoy!

Tomato juice works well too. Someone else mentioned pasta sauce, never had it that way, but that sounds yummy too.

 

[Cobalt]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: cobalt
Mmmmmm... Galombkis. My mom makes those, I think I'll ask her about it.

I thought that was stuffed cabbage.

Woops, maybe I should pay more attention to the contents of the thread. 🙂

 

[FoBoT]

yeah, don't let them dry out, you need some liquid in the pan

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: sao123
I'd rather stuff the peppers with hamburger and rice, and bake in spaghetti sauce.

We've got a 35yr old Betty Crocker cookbook with that recipe with cheese on top. A couple times a year; so satisfying.

 

[sao123]

Originally posted by: Coquito

Originally posted by: sao123
I'd rather stuff the peppers with hamburger and rice, and bake in spaghetti sauce.

We've got a 35yr old Betty Crocker cookbook with that recipe with cheese on top. A couple times a year; so satisfying.

I've actually thought about stuffing some shredded mozzerella/provolone inside the meatballs... but never got around to it.

 

[Coquito]

The recipe is actually ground beef, salt, onions, rice, garlic, & tomato sauce, cooked, then stuffed into cleaned out, parboiled peppers. You take some leftover sauce, along with mozzarella, & sort of seal the top opening of the pepper.

The book is around somewhere. Someone always seems to remember the recipe before having to dig it out.