Ingredients for cooking ground beef 1 tbsp of dry oregano 2 tbsp of salt 2 large size potatoes 1 green pepper 1 onion 2 lbs of ground beef 2 bay leaves 1 can of chopped pimentos (second larger size) 5 cans of water (use pimentos can for measuring) 2 packages of "Sazon" seasoning 1 garlic head 3 tbsp of oil Procedure: - Using pestle, grind the oregano and salt in Mortar. Place them in small size container. - Chop potatoes into small squares and place them in a medium size container with water and salt to your taste. - Chop green pepper and onion into small squares. - Peel garlic. Using pestle, grind garlic in Mortar. Place garlic in container that has the oregano and salt. - Place inside a large pot the following ingredients: green peeper, onion, and garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes at medium heat. - Add to the pot the following ingredients: pimentos, sazon, ground beef, water, oregano, salt, oil, and bay leaves - Using a metal spoon, stir ingredients to mix them all together. - Drain water from potatoes and add potatoes to the pot. - Stir mix occasionally and continue cooking at medium heat. - Remove pan from stove and let it cool down to room temperature.Ingredients for Stuffed Bell Peppers 8 green bell peppers 4 beaten eggs or 8 slices of cheese (3�� x 3��) Cooked ground beef mix from previous procedure Procedure for cooking Stuffed Bell Peppers": - Rinse with water the outside of the bell peppers. - Using a knife, remove the top of each bell pepper. - Using a spoon or your hand, remove all the seeds from the inside of the bell pepper and make sure you also remove the soft part (light green) in the interior walls of the bell pepper. - Rinse with water the interior of each bell pepper. - Using a spoon, stuff each bell pepper with the cooked ground beef mix. Press down the ground beef towards the interior of the bell pepper to make sure you are stuffing well the bell pepper. - Step to follow if you are going to use eggs to cover the Stuffed Bell Peppers: When the ground beef mix reaches the top of the bell pepper, add enough egg (approximately �� of the beaten eggs). - Place the Stuffed Bell Peppers in a Pyrex container (9�� x 13��). - Place the Pyrex inside oven at 350��F for approximately 30-40 minutes. Bake the Stuffed Bell Peppers until they are well cooked (soft) before you remove them from the oven. - If you are going to use cheese to cover the Stuffed Bell Peppers instead of the egg, now is the time to put one slice of cheese on top of each Stuffed Bell Pepper and bake them for an additional 2 minutes or until cheese melts.
