Korean Stuffed Peppers - Stuffed and double-fried

These green peppers are stuffed with a mixture of minced pork, tofu and diced vegetables. Double-fried for an extra crispy skin!

📝 Ingredients

• Anaheim Peppers - 12
• Flour - 1/2 cup
• Vegetable oil - 1/2 liter (or use any oil)
• Minced pork - 200 grams
• Tofu - 1/2 a whole block (150 grams)
• Zucchini - 30 grams
• Carrot - 30 grams
• Onion - 1/2 whole
• Spring onion - 1/2 whole stalk (or use chives)
• Egg - 1
• Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon
• Salt - 1 teaspoon
• Black pepper - few shakes
• Flour - 1 cup
• Potato starch - 2 Tablespoon
• Water - 1 cup
• Ice cubes - 4
• Soy sauce - 2 Tablespoon
• Vinegar - 1 teaspoon
• Lemon juice - few squeezes

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Prep Peppers ---
2. 2Wash peppers. Slice peppers open with a knife and take out the seeds (careful not to tear the stems). Rinse peppers under water to take out all seeds. Set peppers aside and let them drip-off excess water - do not pat dry them down with paper towels (we need them slightly wet)
3. 3Take out a plate and pour 1/2 cup of flour onto it. Take slightly wet peppers and roll into flour to coat both the inside and outside of each pepper. Save left-over flour for the third step.
4. 4--- Make Stuffing ---
5. 5Season minced pork with salt and black pepper. Mash the pork throughly with your hands.
6. 6Then smoosh down the tofu block with your knife. Repeat until the tofu get a consistency of cottage cheese. Place smooshed tofu into kitchen towel and squeeze out excess water.
7. 7Dice zucchini, carrot, onion and spring onion into small pieces. Take out large mixing bowl and place in the pork, smashed tofu and diced vegetables. Then break an egg into the mix.
8. 8Next season with minced garlic, salt, black pepper and mix it together thoroughly.
9. 9--- Stuff Peppers ---
10. 10Fill peppers with stuffing. Try to pack as much as you can.
11. 11Roll the filled pepper once more into the left-over flour from the first step.
12. 12Then make the frying batter: Take out a large mixing bowl and pour in 1 cup of flour, 2T potato starch, 1 cup of water and few ice cubes. Mix batter thoroughly. Dip each pepper into wet batter. We are ready for frying.
13. 13--- Double-Fry Peppers ---
14. 14Take out large pot and fill with oil. Bring oil up to 350F (180 C). Place peppers in. Fry until light brown.
15. 15Remove from oil and let peppers cool down for 5 minutes.
16. 16Then place back into fryer until golden brown. Let it cool down before eating.
17. 17--- Make Dipping Sauce ---
18. 18Mix soy sauce, vinegar and lemon juice together.