
Calories
221.2
221.2
Fat
18.3g
18.3g
Protein
9.8g
9.8g
Carbs
35.7g
35.7g
Sugars
1.2g
1.2g
- Calories
221.2 - Fat
18.3g - Protein
9.8g - Carbs
35.7g - Sugars
1.2g
Given the cook-at-home nature of Choithrams and natural variations in ingredients, nutritional information is approximated. See details


- Calories
221.2 - Fat
18.3g - Protein
9.8g - Carbs
35.7g - Sugars
1.2g
Greek stuffed tomatoes
- Prep Time
30 Mins - Cook Time
90 Mins - Serves
4
About
Feel free to add sprigs of fresh thyme to this filling dish before cooking
Method
- Slice tops off the tomatoes. Remove the insides and set aside as we'll add this later.
- Gently fry onion, garlic in the 2 tbs of olive oil until translucent and aromatic. Add in tomatoes, tomato paste, and tomato flesh from earlier, stock, and season to taste.
- Cover and simmer for around 10 minutes.
- In another hot pan, heat the remaining olive oil and add the beef mince. Stir well and cook until juice evaporates and meat browns slightly.
- Add tomato sauce to the beef, bring to boil, then add rice.
- Stir well, cover, and simmer gently for 10 minutes until the liquid absorbs
- Place tomatoes in an oven dish greased with olive oil and fill with meat and rice mixture. Replace the tops of tomatoes.Instruction tipBe careful not to overfill the tomatoes.
- Pour remaining sauce into dish around tomatoes and cover with foil.
- Cook in the oven for 45-ish minutes at 160°C.
- Remove cover and baste tomatoes with surrounding sauce. Then cook for a further 10 minutes (no cover). Feel free to add a little stock if needed.
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