Tags
CSA, Food, Local, Meat, Puerto Rican, Recipe, Sofrito, Stuffed Peppers, Vegetables, Zucchini
So last week I posted about sofrito, the mother of all sauces in Puerto Rico. Now, let’s use this stuff in a less traditional way!
My CSA share included red bell peppers and zucchini, and so stuffed peppers were in order. But rather than do a typical version, I tried using sofrito to flavor the stuffing, and loved the end result. So here goes:
Ingredients:
– 2 red bell peppers
– 4 oz ground lean beef, turkey, or soy crumbles
– 1 medium roma tomato
– 2 slices cheddar or cheese substitute
– 1 medium zucchini
– 1/2 cup sofrito
Steps:
1. Carefully cut out tops of peppers and remove seeds
2. Blanch peppers in boiling water for 15 minutes, make sure peppers are covered. Also preheat oven to 375F
3. Meanwhile, spray a large pan, brown the meat and chop tomato and zucchini. Add zucchini, tomato and sofrito to the meat and cook at medium heat for 5 minutes
4. Place the boiled peppers in a sprayed, oven-safe dish and spoon stuffing mixture in
5. Top with cheese-slices and pop into the oven for 20 minutes.
6. Enjoy without burning your mouth!
Substituting in soy crumbles and cheese substitute, combined with the fresh vegetables makes this a very low calorie (and even vegan!) dish with an international twist.
What ways have you found to spice up traditional comfort foods or update old recipes to rekindle your enthusiasm?
