Ingredients:
4 large green peppers or 4 large red peppers
2 medium onions, chopped
1 lb ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1 cup beef stock
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 -2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons ketchup
1 cup cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup half-and-half cream
Directions:
Remove tops and seeds from peppers and blanch for 5-7 minutes.
Heat vegetable oil in skillet.
Add onions, garlic, some chopped pepper from tops and fry until soft.
Add the meat, oregano, salt, bay leaves and Tabasco sauce and fry until meat is cooked.
Stir in flour, stock, ketchup and bring to boil.
Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Preheat oven to 350.
Discard bay leaves from mixture, spoon into peppers and place in a greased baking dish.
Bake for 40 minutes.
While peppers are baking make the sauce.
Put cream cheese, cream, salt and cayenne into a pan and simmer until mixture is smooth, stirring constantly.
Do not boil.
Pour the hot sauce over the peppers and cook until sauce is bubbling and starting to brown, about 15 minutes.
Serve immediately.
Servings: 4
Time preparation: 40 min.
Time total: 95 min.