Stuffed Sweet Peppers

Name: Stuffed Sweet Peppers
Yield: Serves Four
Cuisine: Thailand
Ingredients: 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 coriander (cilantro) roots, finely chopped; 15 ml/1 tbsp light soy sauce; 2.5 ml/½ tsp granulated sugar; 3 kaffir lime leaves, finely chopped; 4 yellow (bell) peppers, halved lengthways and seeded; 400 g/14 oz/3 cups mushrooms, quartered; 5 ml/1 tsp Thai red curry paste; 1 egg, lightly beaten; 15 ml/1 tbsp Thai fish sauce

Preparation info

Serves
Four

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Thai Food and Cooking

By Judy Bastyra and Becky Johnson

Published 2011

About

This is an unusual recipe in that the stuffed peppers are steamed rather than baked, but the result is beautifully light and tender. The filling incorporates typical Thai ingredients such as red curry paste and fish sauce.

Ingredients

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 coriander (cilantro) roots, finely chopped
400 g/

Asia
Thailand
Main course
South East Asia

Method

In a mortar or spice grinder pound or blend the garlic with the coriander roots. Scrape into a bowl.
Put the mushrooms in a food processor and pulse briefly until they are finely chopped. Add to the garlic mixture, then stir in the curry pa