Bosnian Stuffed Peppers (Punjene paprike)

Punjena paprika or literally stuffed pepper, is a dish made of peppers, stuffed with a mix of meat and rice in tomato sauce, the ingredients consisting of green or red capsicums, eggs, spices, salt, tomato, minced meat and rice.

The dish is popular in Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia,Macedonia, Bulgaria, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia and Montenegro. There are also many variations of the dish across the Balkans.

Most commonly they are prepared by filling the peppers with a mixture of minced meat, rice and several spices. Besides minced meat and rice, other fillings may be used, such as vegetables and rice, beans, or fresh cheese and eggs.

Ingredients:

8-10 white peppers 
1 1/3 lb (600 g) ground beef
1/3 cup (80 g) rice
1 large potato (finely chopped)
1 small onion (finely chopped)
2-3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley (finely chopped)
1 egg
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp Vegeta spice
1 tsp salt
½ tsp black pepper (freshly ground).