Stuffed Peppers

Ingredients

• 8 medium-small peppers
• 1 1/2 C rice ( uncooked), rinsed and drained
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 -2 Tbs lemon juice
• 1 large onion or 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1/2 C fresh parsley, chopped
• 1/2 C fresh dill, chopped
• 1/4 C fresh mint, chopped
• 4 Tbs pine nuts
• 4 Tbs dried currents (tiny black raisins)
• 1/2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• a pinch of pepper
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 C water

Directions

1. Cut off just the tops of  peppers.
2. Remove seeds.
3. In a saucepan cook onions in 3 Tbs oil.
4. Add pine nuts, cook for a few seconds.
5. Add chopped tomatoes. Mix well
6. Add rice, salt, pepper, sugar, cinnamon and 1/4 C water. Mix well and cook covered in very low heat for about 5 minutes.
7. Let it cool. Add lemon juice, parsley, dill and mint. Mix well.
8. With a small spoon fill the peppers with rice mixture.
9. Cover each stuffed pepper with tomato pieces or with cherry tomatoes .(You make sort of a lid with tomato pieces).
10. Arrange stuffed peppers in a large saucepan.
11. Cover with water, 1 tsp salt and 2 Tbs oil.
12. Cook for about 20 minutes, until most of the liquid has evaporated.
13. Can be served cool.

Note: With the same filling you can stuff zucchinis or tomatoes.