30 Incredible Balkan Foods That Will Make You Hungry #8 Stuffed peppers

Both sarma and stuffed peppers are considered “dolmas”, which refers to any type of stuffed vegetable. Similar to sarma, stuffed peppers are another savory staple in the Balkans. This dish consists of red or green peppers stuffed with rice and minced beef in tomato sauce, and is usually made in summer or fall when peppers are fresh. Some recipes call for baking the stuffed peppers, though I know that some people in Croatia boil the peppers.

I’ve never seen stuffed peppers on a menu at a restaurant in the Balkans. Thus, they are usually better as a home-cooked meal. The good news is that they are easy to make, as the ingredients are rather simple.