Ingredients

  • 10 small sized red peppers (papaccella napoletana)
  • 1 tablespoon salted or pickled capers, rinsed
  • 10 pitted sweet black olives, coarsely chopped
  • 2 or 3 salted anchovies (canned if need be), rinsed, boned, and chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Oregano to taste
  • 100 grams of Provolone cheese
  • 1 small bunch parsley, minced
  • 3 tablespoons bread crumbs
  • 3/4 cup olive oil
  • 12 fresh small tomatoes ("pachino" or "datterino" varieties), chopped
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  • Pre-heat over to 180C/350F.
  • Wash the red peppers, carefully cut the tops off and remove the seeds and ribs.
  • Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in a skillet and saute onion and garlic until pale-goldenwith, about 5 munutes.
  • Stir in the, tomatoes.
  • Cook over an extremely low flame for a few minutes, until they are soft but not disintegrating.
  • Then stir in the minced anchovies.
  • Remove skillet from heat and stir in the bread crumbs, capers, Provolone cheese (cut into small)cube, pine nuts, oregano and ground black pepper to taste.
  • Taste the mixture and add salt if need be.
  • Fill the peppers with the mixture.
  • Put the peppers in a well-oiled ovenproof dish, sprinkle them with oil to taste (Id go with a quarter cup or so) and roast them for 1/2 to 3/4 of an hour.
  • Theyre wonderful served cold, and even better the next day.