Stuffed Peppers with Eggs in Air Fryer – Quick Breakfast

Name: Stuffed Peppers with Eggs in Air Fryer – Quick Breakfast
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 (about 1 cup) bell pepper (halved, seeded); 4 eggs; 1 (5 ml) teaspoon olive oil; salt and pepper to taste; sriracha flakes (optional)

A quick and healthy breakfast: bell peppers baked in the air fryer, stuffed with eggs and spices. Perfect for busy mornings.

Time: 25 min2 servingsDifficulty: Easy200°CMisc

Steps

1
Cut the bell pepper in half lengthwise and remove seeds and membrane, keeping the edges intact like bowls.
2
Lightly brush the cut edges with olive oil using your finger.
3
Crack two eggs into each pepper half. Sprinkle desired seasonings.
4
Place the peppers on a rack or directly in the air fryer basket.
5
Close the lid and set to 200°C (390°F) for 13 minutes.
6
For a less cooked egg and less browned pepper, use one egg per half and set to 165°C (330°F) for 15 minutes.
7
Serve hot.

Shopping list

Ardei gras 1 buc, oua 4 buc, ulei masline, sare, piper, fulgi sriracha (optional)

Recipe story

Stuffed peppers with eggs is a modern reinterpretation of a traditional Mediterranean dish, where bell peppers were roasted over coals and filled with beaten eggs for a poor but nourishing breakfast. In Ottoman cuisine, roasted peppers with eggs and yogurt were served at morning feasts. The recipe has been adapted for the air fryer, preserving its quick and flavorful essence.

Ingredient Secrets

Black pepper

Known as 'black gold' in antiquity, pepper was so valuable that it served as currency and tribute. In the Middle Ages, Venetian merchants controlled the pepper trade, and individual peppercorns were often counted. Legend has it that when Alaric, king of the Visigoths, demanded tribute from Rome, he included 3,000 pounds of pepper.

Sea salt

Sea salt, extracted from ocean waters by evaporation, was one of the most precious goods of antiquity, used both as food and as currency. In ancient Rome, soldiers were paid with salt, which is the origin of the word 'salary'. Salt roads connected entire civilizations, and in the Middle Ages, salt was so valuable it was called 'white gold'.

Olive oil

Originating in the Mediterranean basin, olive oil was already produced in ancient Crete 5,000 years ago. In ancient Greece, it was considered a gift from Athena and used in lamps, cosmetics, and religious ceremonies. The Romans spread it throughout the empire, and in the Middle Ages, monasteries preserved the tradition of its production.