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Stuffed green pepper with mussel and basil sauce

Prep time less than 30 mins
Cook time less than 30 mins
Serves 1
From Ready Steady Cook

Method


  1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.

  2. For the stuffed pepper, place the whole green pepper half on a baking tray and drizzle with two tablespoons of the oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and transfer to the oven to roast for 8-10 minutes, or until tender.

  3. Heat the remaining oil and fry the onion and garlic for 3-4 minutes, or until softened. Add the chopped green pepper half, tomato, cooked rice and sage and warm through for 4-5 minutes, then stir in the parmesan. Stuff the roasted pepper half with the rice mixture.

  4. For the mussel and basil sauce, tap the mussels against a hard surface and discard any that do not open.

  5. Heat the oil in a pan and gently fry the onions and garlic for 5-6 minutes, or until softened. Pour in the white wine and bring to a simmer, then add the mussels and cover with a lid for 4-5 minutes, or until the mussels have opened. Discard any unopened mussels, then stir in the cream and parsley. Remove the cooked mussels from the pan and reduce the sauce down by about a third. Stir in the basil, remove the mussels from their shells and return to the sauce. Discard the shells.

  6. Serve the stuffed pepper in a shallow dish with the mussel and basil sauce spooned around the edge.

Ingredients

For the stuffed pepper

  • 1 green pepper, halved, half left whole, half chopped
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ onion, chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tomato, seeds removed and chopped
  • 85g/3oz long grain rice, cooked according to packet instructions and drained
  • 1 tbsp chopped fresh sage
  • 25g/1oz parmesan, grated

For the mussel and basil sauce

  • 250g/9oz live mussels, debearded, cleaned and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ onion, finely chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, finely chopped
  • 175ml/6fl oz white wine
  • 3 tbsp double cream
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil

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