Asian Stuffed Peppers

On Saturday or Sunday morning each week, Matt & I spend some time brainstorming about what we want to cook for the week ahead. We try to plan things based on what produce we currently have from our CSA & recently, what cuts of meat we have in the freezer.

This week we had some mini sweet peppers that either needed to be used or chopped & frozen. Matt was going to be grinding a pork shoulder for sausage & thought why not use some of that to stuff the peppers. He thought rather that go with the traditional flavors of sausage & peppers he take it on an Asian route instead.

This dish ended up being quite tasty. The sauce was a bit on the sweet side which complimented the peppers really well. It was a little labor intensive stuffing all those little peppers. We easily could have gotten the same flavor by chopping the peppers & adding them to the sausage & sauce but the little stuffed peppers made for a fun presentation.

Asian Stuffed Peppers

20 mini sweet peppers
1/2 T olive oil
dash sesame oil
2 T yellow onion chopped
1 small clove garlic, minced
1/2 lb ground pork
pinch ground ginger
1 t hot Chinese-style mustard, divided
2 T hoisin sauce, divided
1T + 1 t rice wine vinegar, divided
2 t soy sauce
1/2 c water
1 T cornstarch

Cut the top off of the peppers & remove the seeds. Steam until soft & set aside.

Meanwhile, Heat the olive oil & sesame oil in a skillet. Add the onion & garlic & sauté for 1 minute. Add the pork & ginger. Cook until the pork is cooked through. Stir in 1/2 t Chinese mustard, 1 T hoisin sauce and 1 T rice wine vinegar. Stir to coat the pork & let cook for about a minute.

Carefully stuff the softened peppers with the sausage mixture. We used a toothpick to hold the sausage in at this point.

In the same skillet you cooked the sausage in add 1/2 t Chinese mustard, 1 T hoisin sauce, 1 t rice wine vinegar, and soy sauce. Mix the cornstarch into the water then add to the skillet. Bring to a boil & let cook until thickened. Add the stuffed peppers to the sauce & let cook enough to just reheat.

Remove the toothpicks if using. Serve the peppers over rice & spoon sauce over the top.

Serves 2

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