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    Domates Yemistes


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    List of Ingredients




    12 large tomatoes
    1 pound ground beef
    3 onions, grated
    1 small garlic clove, chopped
    1 cup grated zucchini, unpeeled
    1/2 cup chopped parsley
    1 teaspoon oregano
    1 cup rice
    salt and pepper
    olive oil
    1/2 cup pine nuts
    white wine

    Recipe



    Cut tops off tomatoes and reserve. Scoop out pulp from tomatoes, chop and reserve.

    Place tomato shells in a baking dish; sprinkle lightly with salt, pepper, and oregano.

    In a skillet, lightly sauté onions, garlic and beef; add grated zucchini, rice, pine nuts, 1 cup of the chopped tomato pulp and1/2 cup white wine; stir to combine; then simmer 30 minutes. Spoon this mixture into tomato shells and cap tomatoes with tomato tops.

    Combine remaining pulp with 1 cup water, 6 tablespoons olive oil and1/2 cup white wine; pour over tomatoes. Bake at 350 for 35 minutes, basting occasionally.

    Spoon sauce over tomatoes and serve with assorted Greek cheeses, olives, sliced cucumbers, Greek bread and a chilled white retsina.

    Yield: Serves 6 to 12.
    Source: “Greek Cooking for the Gods” by Eva Zane.


 

 

 


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