Spoon and Chopsticks: Baked Stuffed Banana Chillies with Mince

Baked Stuffed Banana Chillies with Mince

Sunday, February 20, 2011 - Posted by Spoon and Chopsticks

Perfect for a quick meal, these stuffed banana chillies are very easy to prepare. Only a few easy steps towards this simple creative dish with wonderful flavours.

Baked Stuffed Banana Chillies with Mince

Ingredients:

4 banana chillies
250-300g beef mince
2 cloves garlic, crushed
Half onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp tomato paste or 1 fresh tomato finely chopped
1/2 tsp cumin powder
Pinch of turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 tbsp oil

Preparation:

Chop off the heads of the banana chillies and remove the seeds from inside. Make sure the insides of the banana chillies are clean.
Wash them thoroughly. Keep them aside.

Heat oil in a frying pan in medium heat. Fry chopped onions until browned. Add garlic and tomato paste and cook for a minute.
Add beef mince, salt, cumin and turmeric. Cook until the mince gets brown.

Stuff the banana chillies with mince. Make sure the mince is compressed inside the chillies.

Lightly oil the surface of the banana chillies and put them inside a pre-heated oven at 250°C for 10-15 minutes or until cooked.

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10 comments:

Unknown said...

That is a great use of banana peppers. It looks wonderful.

... on February 20, 2011 at 2:22 PM

Chocolate Freckles said...

I love stuffing chillies!!! They just add extra flavour to the meat!

... on February 21, 2011 at 5:28 PM

Its Dita!^^ said...

whoaaa I like spicy food and that's a creative idea too! I should try it!

... on February 21, 2011 at 9:14 PM

The Guerilla Griller said...

I love ideas like this. Sadly, Banana Chillies are not very easy to come by in the UK, so I'll have to use bell peppers and add spice/heat to the stuffing - or I could use "normal" size chillies and do teeny-tiny versions: more fiddly, but fun. Thanks for the inspiration, and keep 'em coming.

... on February 23, 2011 at 2:54 AM

Mary Bergfeld said...

This is a great idea. The only problem I have is that the heat of banana peppers here (Oregon) is unpredictable. They can be mild to medium hot and it makes it tough to control flavor. Your recipe is lovely. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

... on February 23, 2011 at 9:23 AM

Umm Mymoonah said...

Wow! So spicy and yummy, looks very delicious.

... on February 25, 2011 at 8:26 AM

Jenn said...

I always grow banana peppers in my spring garden... what an excellent plan for them. I'm going to bookmark this recipe right now....

... on February 25, 2011 at 3:39 PM

Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak Lover said...

This is new to me, sound interesting and i bet it taste good!

... on February 26, 2011 at 5:02 PM

Elisabeth said...

These peppers are also called Hungarian wax peppers. They sure pack a lot of "heat" Love the stuffing...so spicy, and oh, so yummy!

... on February 27, 2011 at 12:59 PM

Spoon and Chopsticks said...

Thanks for the comments!

@The Guerilla Griller: I like your name :)

@Elisabeth: Didn't know they are also called Hungarian wax peppers. Thanks for the info.

... on March 2, 2011 at 4:12 PM

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