Roman Stuffed Tomatoes
- 6 medium to large fresh tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon, approximately, salad oil
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 13 cup chopped parsley
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 cup rice
- 2 cups hot chicken bouillon
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 18 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to moderate (350 degrees).
- Cut a slice from the top of each tomato, then scoop out seeds and juice; take care not to break the walls.
- Strain juice and, if necessary, add water to make 6 tablespoons of liquid.
- Lightly oil a shallow baking dish with the salad oil.
- Put tomato shells in the dish and sprinkle 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil over the shells.
- Heat remaining olive oil in a heavy saucepan.
- Add parsley and garlic and saute over medium heat 3 minutes.
- Add rice and cook 3 minutes longer, stirring constantly.
- Add chicken bouillon.
- Cover and cook 10 minutes, or until rice is almost done.
- Remove rice from heat.
- Add salt and pepper to taste, and cinnamon.
- Fill tomato shells with rice mixture.
- Over each, pour about a tablespoon of reserved tomato juice-water mixture.
- Bake 30 to 40 minutes, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
- If rice shows signs of drying out during baking, baste with a little hot water.
- May be eaten hot, at room temperature or cold.
tomatoes, approximately, olive oil, parsley, garlic, rice, salt, ground cinnamon
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1965 (may not work)