My grandmother made this version and my family really loves it. It is also very easy and you don't have to cook the rice first.
4 - 6 peppers, depending on their size, tops cut off and insides cleaned out
1 1/2 lbs. ground beef ( I use the 93% fat free)
1 cup uncooked rice
1 onion chopped fine
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
an 8 oz. glass of water with 2 - 3 T. Sweet Hungarian paprika mixed into it.
Tomato Juice
Mix beef, rice, onion, garlic, egg, salt, pepper and egg together. Then mix in the water/paprika mixture. Stuff the peppers, but don't pack them. Place into a large pot and fill with tomato juice to cover the peppers. If some of the peppers are not covered by the juice, spoon some into them while cooking. Cover and simmer on stove top about 2 hours.