Tomatoes Stuffed With Rice: Yemistes Domates Me Rizi

Serves: 6

Jailyn Upton

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

54

Spice

36

Sweetness

48

Sourness

46

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 tbsps

Butter

1 large

Onion (chopped)

1 clove

Garlic (minced)

6 tbsps

Raw Rice

1

Salt

Directions:

1

Cut the top off of the tomatoes and clean out all of the pulp leaving about a 1/2-inch thick skin

2

Reserve pulp

3

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

4

In a saute pan, heat the butter and add the chopped onion to the pan

5

Cook until the onions are golden brown, and add in the garlic

6

Add in the pulp from the tomatoes and stir in the rice

7

Add in 1/4 cup olive oil and a little water and simmer for about 5 minutes

8

Add more water if necessary

9

Season with salt and pepper

10

Stir in the parsley, pine nuts, and mint

11

Fill the tomatoes and sprinkle the top with the grated Kasseri and a drizzle of the remaining olive oil

12

Place in a baking dish with a 1/2-inch of water in the bottom and bake for 1 hour