Felfel Mehchi
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
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Servings
6 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Tunisian, North African
Felfel Mehchi
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Felfel mehchi, a stuffed pepper dish from Tunisia made with bull's horn bell peppers stuffed with ground beef, cheese, vegetables, and spices, and topped with a spicy red sauce.
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Ingredients
- 6 long sweet peppers (bull's horns)
For the stuffing
- ¾ lb ground beef
- 2 onions , finely grated
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- 3 oz. grated cheese
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 tablespoons water (cold)
- 2 eggs , slightly beaten
- salt
- pepper
For the sauce
- ½ cup olive oil
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 Chili pepper
- 5 cloves garlic , pressed
- 2 tablespoons harissa
- 6 cups water
- salt
- pepper
Equipment
- Dutch oven
- Baking dish
Instructions
Sauce
- In a Dutch oven, heat olive oil over low heat and sauté the tomato paste and harissa for 3 minutes, stirring regularly.
- Add the garlic and the whole chili pepper. Add salt and pepper.
- Add water, mix well and bring to a boil over high heat.
- After one minute of boiling, lower the heat and simmer covered during the preparation of the stuffed peppers.
Stuffing
- In a bowl, combine the meat, onions, parsley, grated cheese, grounds coriander, chilli powder, eggs and 2 tablespoons cold water. Season with salt and pepper.
- Mix well and knead the meat for a few minutes.
Peppers
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180˚C).
- Remove the stems of the peppers, and using a fine and sharp knife, empty them of all the seeds and ribs.
- Using a spoon or pastry bag, stuff each pepper with the minced meat.
- Place the peppers in a large baking dish. Pour over the stewed sauce.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- At the end of baking, using the blade of a thin knife, test the tenderness of the peppers and meat.
- Continue baking for 15 minutes if necessary.
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