Bulgarian Stuffed Peppers with Creamy White Sauce
Traditional Bulgarian stuffed bell peppers filled with seasoned ground pork and rice, baked and served with a rich, creamy yogurt-based white sauce.
Ingredients
- medium bell peppers
- avacado oil
- diced onion
- peeled grated carrot
- minced garlic
- salt, paprika, & dry oregano
- rice
- tomato sauce
- water
- ground pork
- egg yolks
- yogurt
- salt
- all-purpose flour
- liquid from the baking dish after the peppers have baked
Method
- 1
Heat avocado oil in a pan and sauté the diced onion, grated carrot, and minced garlic until softened.
- 2
Add the ground pork, salt, paprika, dried oregano, rice, tomato sauce, and water; cook until the filling begins to come together.
- 3
Prep the medium bell peppers by removing the tops and seeds, then stuff each pepper with the meat and rice filling.
- 4
Arrange the stuffed peppers in a baking dish, add water to the dish, and bake until the peppers are tender and the meat and rice are fully cooked.
- 5
Remove the peppers from the baking dish and reserve the pan liquid.
- 6
In a saucepan, whisk together the egg yolks, yogurt, salt, flour, and the reserved baking liquid, then simmer gently until thickened into a creamy sauce.
- 7
Serve the warm stuffed peppers topped with the creamy white sauce.