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Sweet Pepper Relyeno

Sweet Pepper Relyeno features tender peppers stuffed with seasoned pork, crumbed, fried, and baked through.

50 minutes · Serves 6

Ingredients for Sweet Pepper Relyeno

  • 10 sweet peppers, halved lengthwise and seeded
  • 1 lb ground pork
  • ½ cup plain breadcrumbs
  • 3 eggs
  • ¾ cup Panko breadcrumbs
  • 1 medium yellow onion, minced
  • ½ cup minced carrot
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Salt and ground black pepper, to taste
  • ¼ cup cooking oil
  • Ketchup, for serving

How to cook Sweet Pepper Relyeno

  1. 1.Mix pork, 1 egg, plain breadcrumbs, onion, carrot, garlic powder, salt, and pepper until combined.
  2. 2.Press about 1½ tablespoons filling onto each pepper half.
  3. 3.Heat oil over medium heat. Beat remaining eggs; dip filled peppers in egg, then coat the filling completely with Panko.
  4. 4.Fry filling-side down until crumbs are light to medium brown; turn and cook 2 minutes. Bake on a foil-lined tray at 350°F for 25 minutes.
  5. 5.Drain briefly on paper towels and serve with ketchup.
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