Stuffed Green Peppers

Ingredients

 * 8 medium sized green peppers
 * ½ lb ground beef (or 1 lb beef if you do not want to include pork)
 * ½ lb ground pork
 * 1 raw egg
 * 1 cup washed rice
 * 2 x 28 oz cans of crushed tomatoes (or 3 or 4 lbs fresh peeled tomatoes)
 * 1 large white onion, chopped
 * 2 tbsp good Hungarian paprika (buy imported sweet)
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 2 tbsp sugar (do not omit)
 * ¼ tsp black peppercorns
 * 2 whole bay laurel leaves
 * 1 cup water only if needed

Directions

 * 1) Cut off the tops of peppers and reserve.
 * 2) Take out the seeds.
 * 3) In mixing bowl, place the ground meat, raw egg, washed rice, salt and paprika.
 * 4) Mix well with clean hands.
 * 5) Stuff peppers, using all the meat mixture.
 * 6) If you have some left over, make a few balls.
 * 7) Set peppers up-right in cooking pot.
 * 8) Add the tomatoes, sugar, onions and chopped tops of peppers over the peppers, toss in the black pepper corns and the bay leaves.
 * 9) Cover and slowly cook for about 1½ hours.