Yemistes Domates Laderes Me Rizi Stuffed Tomatoes With Rice Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut the top off of the tomatoes and clean out all of the pulp, leaving a 1/2-inch thick skin. Reserve the pulp. In a medium saute pan, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and saute until the onions are golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, reserved tomato pulp, and rice, and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the lamb, pine nuts, parsley, dill, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine and continue cooking until lamb is browned.
• Fill the tomatoes with the lamb mixture, sprinkle the tops with cheese, and drizzle with the remaining 4 teaspoons of olive oil. Place in a 9-by 13-inch baking dish. Pour water in the bottom of the dish and bake for 1 hour. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Cut the top off of the tomatoes and clean out all of the pulp, leaving a 1/2-inch thick skin. Reserve the pulp.
• In a medium saute pan, heat 1/4 cup of the olive oil over medium heat.
• Add the onion and saute until the onions are golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, reserved tomato pulp, and rice, and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the lamb, pine nuts, parsley, dill, salt, and pepper.
• Stir to combine and continue cooking until lamb is browned.
• Fill the tomatoes with the lamb mixture, sprinkle the tops with cheese, and drizzle with the remaining 4 teaspoons of olive oil.
• Place in a 9-by 13-inch baking dish. Pour water in the bottom of the dish and bake for 1 hour.
• Serve warm.

Steps:

• Wash tomatoes, slice off caps, and reserve; scoop out pulp, chop, and reserve. Sprinkle inside of tomatoes with salt and sugar. Saute onions in 1/4 cup of the oil until soft.
• Preheat oven to 350*.
• Mix onion, parsley, dill, raisins or currants, pine nuts, rice, chopped tomato pulp, and 1 cup olive oil. Saute for 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Fill tomatoes with this mixture. Cover with tomato caps and place in casserole with remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and water. Cover with foil.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tops are golden and rice is cooked, basting occasionally. Remove from heat and cool. Serve at room temperature.
• Note: Tomatoes can be cooked on the stove top. Cover with foil and simmer for about 30 minutes, basting occasionally.