Stuffed peppers with tomato sauce and dumplings Czech style

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 1 onion(s)
• 1 garlic clove(s)
• 1 carrot(s)
• 200 g minced meat
• 50 g rice
• 1 egg(s)
• 4 small bell peppers
• salt and pepper
• Paprika powder
• 2 tbsp oil
• 50 g sugar
• 1 can of tomatoes
• 3 allspice berries
• 1 bay leaf
• 50 ml water
• 80 ml water, lukewarm
• pinch(s) of salt
• 20 g yeast
• 150 g flour, non-slip (hrouba mouka)
• 100 g flour, fine
• 1 egg(s)

Instructions

Working time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 2 hours

Plnene papriky v rajské omácce a knedliky

Peel and grate or very finely chop the onion, garlic clove, and carrot. Add half of them to the bowl with the minced meat. Add the rice, egg, and seasonings to taste and knead thoroughly. Wash and deseed the bell peppers and fill them with the minced meat and rice mixture. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the sugar, melt it, and let it caramelize briefly. Add the canned tomatoes, allspice, and bay leaf, and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. Add the rest of the grated onion, garlic clove, and carrot to the tomato sauce. Mash the tomatoes in the pan with a potato masher. Place the stuffed bell peppers in the sauce, pour the water over them, and simmer on low heat for 45-60 minutes until tender. For the dumpling dough, mix the lukewarm water with the salt and yeast. Mix the flour with the fine flour in a bowl and make a well in the center. Pour the yeast-water mixture into the well and let it rest for 10 minutes. Add the egg and knead the dough. It should be a nice, smooth dough. Add a little water or flour if needed. Let the dough rise until it has doubled in size. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and place the oblong dumpling loaf in the water. Cook for about 20-25 minutes at low heat with the lid on. Then remove the dumpling loaf from the water and cut into finger-thick slices using a string. Arrange the peppers and dumplings on a plate and pour the sauce over them.