Meat and Potato Stuffed Peppers

Photo: flickr user norwichnuts

Ingredients

6 lrg Bell peppers

3/4 pound Lean ground beef

3/4 pound Ground pork -- * see note

1 Onion -- chopped

4 Potatoes -- cooked, diced

2 teaspoons Angostura bitters

2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded --

1 1/2 cups Milk

Salt -- to taste

Pepper -- to taste

Tomato sauce -- optional

Preparation

* Use more or less of the meats, or omit if you prefer.

1. Have a large pot of water boiling. Slice top from peppers, remove seeds, and drop into boiling water. Boil 5 minutes, remove and invert to drain and cool.

2. Mix the beef, pork, onion, potatoes, Angostura bitters, cheese and milk together. Season with salt and pepper.

3. Stuff peppers with meat mixture. Place peppers in a shallow baking pan, add water until 1-inch deep. Bake in preheated 350-degree oven for 1 hour. Serve as is or with heated tomato sauce, especially sauce with herbs added.