I cook everyday on weekdays. It’s hard to be original when you cook that often. Sometimes, I just take the same ingredients and just make something that looks different so that my kids will not say “That again???”
My favorite thing to do with bell peppers is to stuff them. I think they’re like nature’s perfect bowls. This time I’m making them Asian style so it will be Stuffed Peppers with Shiitake mushrooms and Goji Berries.
Ingredients:
- 4 Bell Peppers
- 1 pound of ground meat (beef, pork, turkey or any meat you have)
- 1.5-2 cups of Shiitake Mushroom (chopped)
- 1/2 cup of Goji Berries
- 1 Tbsp of Chopped Garlic in oil (I’m using sesame oil)
- Salt and Pepper (or fish sauce)
Directions:
- Soak your Goji Berries in water and let it sit until you are ready to cook it.
- Heat up your wok or skillet and brown the chopped garlic (if you’re not using the chopped garlic with oil, add some oil)
- After the garlic turns golden brown, add the ground meat to the wok or skillet.
- While waiting for the meat to brown, you can start to core the Peppers. (if you think you can’t work fast enough and multi task just core the peppers at the end)
- Stir the ground meat so it will cook evenly.
- Add the Shiitake Mushrooms and the strained Goji Berries.
- Mix well and add salt and pepper (or you can use fish sauce instead of salt).
- Spoon your meat mix into the cored Bell Peppers.
- You can eat them like this
- Or you can bake them at 350F for 15 minutes. (Since my kids don’t like raw peppers, I baked mine)
Tips:
If you are using the dried Shiitake mushroom you need to soak them first before using.
Enjoy your Stuffed Peppers with Shiitake and Goji Berries!