Alty's Hungarian Hotspot

[Salty]

I'm very much an "Eh...that looks about right" sort of cook.

More recipes when I can be bothered to right them down.

[Salty]

Hungarian Stuffed Peppers

-Beef, a pound? Yeah, a pound.
-Bell Peppers. Enough so that a pound fills the peppers you have. Red or Yellow are better than Green, IMO. Less bitter.
-Rice. White, the brown just takes too long.
-Many cans of tomato sauce.
-1 Christ-Ton of fresh, hungarian (if you can get it) paprika. The regular stuff in the little tin is eh....grudgingly ok. But the fresher the better.
-Salt n Pepper.
-An egg or two.


So.

1: You take your beef, salt n pepper, egg. Mix.

2: Add paprika. Add till it looks like you just killed the cow. Red.

3: Add rice until it feels just ricey enough.

4: Cut off tops of peppers, clear inside of evil vegetable guts. Give tops to homeless people in need of vitamins or save for later. I always save them for later.

5: Cram your meat right into that little pepper. Yeah, just shove it in there. No need to be gentle. Fill it up.

6: Place stuffed peppers into large pot so that they all sit real nice with the Meat Side up.

7: Open cans and pour tomato sauce on peppers (which, should totally be in the pot.), each can gets filled with water and poured in.

8: Bring to boil, cover, then simmer for, eh, an hour? I guess.

9: Eat with boiled potatoes or rice. I like both.

10: Feel satisfied.

[Iason Ouabache]

Quick question: Is a Christ-ton bigger or smaller than an assload?

Also, yum stuffed peppers! I haven't had a good one in a very long time.

[Jasper]

I've never seen fresh paprika on sale.  Where is it acquired?

[Eater of Clowns]

Quick question: Is a Christ-ton bigger or smaller than an assload?

Also, yum stuffed peppers! I haven't had a good one in a very long time.

I've always followed the understanding of (from least to greatest):

shitload
buttload
assload
fuckload
shit-ton
metric shit-ton
butt-ton
metric butt-ton
ass-ton
metric ass-ton
Christ-ton
fuck-ton
metric fuck-ton
a lot
some
not very much at all

[East Coast Hustle]

I love stuffed peppers, and this sounds like a good recipe.

Alty, do you cook the beef before you mix it in with the stuff or does it go in raw?

and if it goes in raw, do you prefer it fattier or leaner?

[Salty]

Quick question: Is a Christ-ton bigger or smaller than an assload?

Also, yum stuffed peppers! I haven't had a good one in a very long time.

Definitely bigger. They set the measurement of an assload based on precise speculations as to to the rectal capacity of Jesus.

A Christ-Ton is how much you can fit into a hollowed-out Jesus replica. What with Him being eternal and whatnot there's plenty of room in there. 

[Salty]

I've never seen fresh paprika on sale.  Where is it acquired?

I've seen it some stores with large bulk spices and grains and stuff. Really, the canned stuff is fine. Every now and again some family brings some back from Hungary and I am made happy. A lot of the flavor comes from the peppers anyway.

[Salty]

I love stuffed peppers, and this sounds like a good recipe.

Alty, do you cook the beef before you mix it in with the stuff or does it go in raw?

and if it goes in raw, do you prefer it fattier or leaner?

Defintely raw. I've never thought about using cooked beef...I think the flavor would be different. I've used lean and fatty (even fake ground "beef"  ) and I prefer the fatty as it makes the inside of the pepper a nice, congealed ball of meaty goodness. The lean stuff looks a lot more pathetic, crouching in the bottom of the pepper, yearning for the fat that once held it close.

[trippinprincezz13]

Mmm. I love stuffed peppers. Haven't these had in a while. Usually mix the meat and the rice together and top it all off with a pile of shredded cheese.

[Jenne]

I usually do TP's method, so this is a good substitute to try!  And woo!  Hungarian cooking!