Tomatoes Stuffed With Rice
- 10 medium tomatoes
- 1 cup olive oil
- 2 onions, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, minced
- 1 12 tablespoons fresh oregano, minced
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 12 cup pine nuts
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 34 cup dry white wine
- sugar, for sprinkling
- 12 cup hot water
- Cut off 1/2 inch from the tops of the tomatoes.
- Reserve tops and scoop out pulp from bottoms, forming shells about 1/3 inch thick.
- Turn shells upside down on a wire rack to drain, chop pulp finely and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- In a skillet over medium high heat, warm 1/4 cup of the oil.
- Add onions and saute till golden, about 7 minutes.
- Add reserved tomato pulp, parsley, garlic, dill, 1 T of oregano, rice, pine nuts, salt and pepper (to taste).
- Stir well.
- Dilute tomato paste in 1/2 of the wine and add to skillet.
- Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- (If using rice that's already cooked, you don't need to cover.
- Just simmer till liquid reduces and flavors have a chance to blend.
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- Turn tomato shells upright and sprinkle interiors with salt, pepper and sugar.
- Stuff tomatoes with rice mixture and cover with reserved tops.
- Place close together in a baking pan.
- Drizzle the remaining oil over tomatoes, sprinkle with the remaining oregano, and splash with the remaining wine.
- Pour the water into the pan.
- Bake till the tomatoes are very tender when pierced with a fork (about 35 minutes), basting frequently with pan juices.
- Serves 5 as an entree or 8-10 as a side dish.
tomatoes, olive oil, onions, fresh parsley, garlic, fresh dill, fresh oregano, longgrain white rice, nuts, salt, pepper, tomato paste, white wine, sugar, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tomatoes-stuffed-with-rice-308027 (may not work)