🚀AJIES RELLENOS CON CARNE I La RECETA CUBANA.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy; cottage cheese is often cheaper.

Heat olive oil in a skillet until it's smoking.

Add chopped onion and bell pepper, cooking until softened.

Add garlic, one tablespoon of oregano, and one teaspoon of cumin; stir.

Add 50 ml of dry white wine, reserving another 50 ml.

Add four tablespoons of tomato sauce, mixing well.

Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Mix in 500 g of ground beef and pork, ensuring a homogeneous mixture.

Add the reserved 50 ml of wine and one teaspoon of cornstarch for consistency.

Cook for 20 minutes, adjusting seasoning and adding more tomato sauce or wine if needed.

Let the filling cool before stuffing the ají peppers.

Cut the tops off the ají peppers and remove seeds carefully.

Stuff the ají peppers with the filling, securing the tops with toothpicks if necessary.

Place stuffed ají peppers in a baking dish and sprinkle cheese on top.

Bake in the oven at 180°C (350°F) for 15 minutes until softened.

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