Ingredients

• 3 - large red bell peppers
• 2 tbsps - olive oil
• 3 - garlic cloves
• 2 - tomatoes
• 2 - bay leaves
• 5 cups - vegetable stock
• 2.5 cups - rice
• 6 - mint leaves
• 6 fresh basil leaves, snipped
• Salt and freshly ground pepper

How to Make Red Bell Pepper Herb Rice

• Boil the red peppers, put them in a bowl, cover with a damp towel and set aside for 10 minutes.
• Peel the skin and then slice thinly.
• Heat oil in a wide, shallow pan and add garlic and tomatoes and saute for a while. Then add the pepper slices and bay leaves and cook well.
• Pour the vegetable stock into a large, heavy saucepan and heat it to simmering point.
• Stir the rice into the vegetable mixture and add the hot stock and cook until done.
• When the rice is tender, season it with salt, pepper, mint and basil leaves.