A Filipino style stuffed bell pepper soup??
Okay, before you leave or wonder how does a stuffed bell pepper soup becomes a Filipino style, please take a moment to listen… or not, but I hope you’ll stay for a little bit.
I was supposed to make the classic American style stuffed bell pepper soup, but there are so many variations. I know that I really don’t have to follow the written ingredients and add what I want, but I also don’t want to make something that’s far from the American style. I’ve been thinking what shall I use? Canned/boxed canned tomatoes? Fresh tomatoes + beef broth? There are also variations using marinara sauce (I think) and tomato sauce. I haven’t had stuffed bell pepper soup before. (What??? How many years have you been living under the rocks, Jhuls??) Yeah, I know! I had stuffed bell peppers before, but not the soup. Although I could imagine how the soup tastes, I still don’t want to risk mixing up ingredients.
Soooo, I went to the grocery and got the things I needed. I prepared everything and cooked as planned. After about 10 minutes of simmering the soup, the smell of the soup was so good I immediately wanted to dig in. However, the smell was similar to a Filipino dish. That’s the time I panicked. “Is the smell supposed to be like this?”, I asked myself. I checked the plastic bag where I threw the pouch and I found a Filipino style tomato sauce. How did that happen?? I took tomato sauce instead of canned chopped tomatoes?? Well, maybe because I was also thinking of making a pasta at the same time I was thinking of this stuffed bell pepper soup? It got mixed up. I was so upset, but when I tasted the soup, it was delish I wanted to dive into the soup.
The soup turned out really tasty and yummy!! The Filipino style tomato sauce made the dish a little sweeter, but not too much. Just a balance of sourness, sweetness and it is also a bit spicy. If I am not mistaken, in the traditional soup, you add a small amount of rice (more soup than rice). In this one, I enjoyed this with more rice – well, Filipino style, yes? We love rice so much. Of course, you can follow whatever you desire and will enjoy.
I hope my friends at Fiesta Friday # 246 will love this one. This week’s Fiesta Friday is hosted by Mollie and Mila – thanks, ladies!
Stuffed Bell Pepper Soup (Filipino Style)
The stuffed bell pepper soup in Filipino style - a combination of sweet and (little) sour. It is one of the perfect comfort foods.
Ingredients
- Cooking oil
- Onion chopped
- Garlic chopped
- 1 cup red and firm tomatoes chopped
- 1/3 cup green bell pepper chopped
- 1/3 cup red bell pepper
- 250 g ground beef chopped
- 2 beef cubes
- 375 ml tomato sauce I used Filipino style tomato sauce
- 200 - 300 ml water
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tsp sugar
- Salt and pepper to taste
- White rice to serve
- Lemon to drizzle
- Parsley for garnish
Instructions
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In a pot over medium-high heat, add oil.
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When oil is heated, add garlic and onions. Cook until fragrant.
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Add tomatoes and bell peppers. Cook until veggies are soft.
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Then ground beef and cook until no longer pink and water has mostly evaporated.
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Add beef cubes (you may start from 1 cube and add more later on) and cook until dissolved. Add tomato paste, tomato sauce and water.
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Simmer on low fire for about 30 minutes.
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Add sugar, salt and pepper according to your taste.
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Serve with white rice. Drizzle with lemon juice and top with parsley (if desired).
Before you go…
I realized that I haven’t shared a lot of Filipino recipes. Sigh!
I have one that also my favorite – Nilagang Baka (Filipino Beef Soup) – The quick and easy way
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