Stuffed Sweet Peppers

Stuffed Sweet Peppers

Stuffed Sweet Peppers

I really like mini sweet peppers. They are even better stuffed with pork. This Vietnamese appetizer only takes 15 minutes of prep work and 15 minutes baking time. The dipping sauce is very basic, but has the perfect balance of sweet, sour, and spicy, plus the umami from the fish sauce.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Keyword: appetizer, Pork, Southeast Asian, Vietnamese
Author: Alex Gorgos

Ingredients

  • mini sweet peppers cut in half

Pork Filling

  • 1 lb ground pork
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 1/2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Nuac Cham Dipping Sauce

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/8 up fish sauce
  • 5 garlic cloves chopped
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 2 birds eye chilies finely diced; or 1 tbsp crushed red pepper

Instructions

  • Mix all of the pork stuffing ingredients together.
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  • Take a little bit of the pork and stuffed it in the halved sweet pepper.
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  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Drizzle a little olive oil on a baking sheet. Place all of the stuffed peppers on the baking sheet.
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  • Bake for 15 minutes. Let rest before serving.
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  • While the stuffed peppers are resting, dissolve the sugar into the water in a small pot. Bring to a boil. Turn off the heat. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Let cool.
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