An easy to make vegetarian entree that's easy and delicious. Lentils spiced with rocoto aji pepper and flavored with the other traditional ingredients of the rocoto relleno to recreate an authentic version you can make at home.
Prep Time 25 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 55 minutesminutes
Servings 4people
Calories 407kcal
Ingredients
Filling
1Tcanola oil
½cuponionsdiced
3clovesgarlicchopped
1TAji panca paste
1-2teaspoonrocoto pasteas desired
½teaspoonoreganodried
½tso cumin
1roma tomatoeschopped
2cupslentilscooked
5black olives chopped
1Traisinschopped
1Tpeanutsground
1Tparsleychopped
1hard boiled eggschopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
To stuff peppers
4small red bell peppers
1egg
1cupunsweetened evaporated milk
½cupparmesan cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven 350 degrees F.
To make the filling:
Heat 1 T canola. Add diced onions and garlic to pan and cook on medium heat until softened. Add aji panca paste and rocoto paste, cook for 2-3 minutes longer. Add chopped tomatoes, oregano and cumin cooking until the tomato is softened. Add the cooked lentils, peanuts, raisins and olives. Cook about 10 minutes allowing flavors to blend.
Remove from heat, stir in chopped egg and parsley. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
Stuffing and cooking peppers
Cut off the top of the pepper and set it aside, it will go back on top once filled. Scoop out the veins and seeds with a spoon.
Fill the peppers with the lentil mixture. Place them in a rectangular or square baking pan as tightly together as you can so they stay upright.
In a small bowl, beat, the evaporated milk with the egg and a bit of salt and pepper. Pour mixture over the peppers.
Top with parmesan cheese followed by the cap which you cut off in the beginning. Place in the oven and cook for 30 minutes. The peppers should be cooked and the filling hot, if not cook for additional time.