Wash vegetables thoroughly and slice off the tops.
Using a spoon or knife remove inner flesh of vegetables in a separate bowl - inner flesh will be finely blended and added into the vegetable stuffing mixture in a later Did you know that the Greek word Gemista "gemizo" means stuffing?
Greek stuffed vegetables - Gemista by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis.
Ingredients of Stuffed vegetables aka Greek Gemista
- It's 4 of zucchini.
- You need 4 of eggplants.
- It's 2 of bell peppers.
- It's 7 tbsp of white rice.
- You need 400 gr of beef ground meat.
- Prepare 100 ml of tomato sauce.
- Prepare 1 of onion large size.
- You need 2 tbsp of olive oil.
- Prepare of Salt and pepper.
Stuffed vegetables aka Greek Gemista step by step
- Shimmer in low heat the chopped onion then add the mince, salt, pepper and tomato sauce. Cook it for a while and add the rice with some (1 tbsp), water in order to boil for a while. No need to full cook the rice since will be cooked in the oven after..
- Take the veggies and cut one side. Leave it aside so you have it as a cap later on. Clean the interior of the vegetables with a knife and fill it with the filling. Put the cap so will close the veggie. Repeat for all veggies..
- Put them in a tray pan in a way that the caps from the veggies won't open. And put the 2 tbsp of oil above the veggies before put them in the oven..
- In a preheated oven cook them for an hour and a half at 170 degrees. If needed put some water in the edges of the tray pan. After 1 hour check with a fork the veggies. Enjoy!.
Gemista are vegetables usually tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini and eggplant filled with rice (sometimes with ground meat) and baked in the oven. Greek stuffed vegetables are not just vegetables stuffed with rice. This would not be interesting at all! Make the Gemista: Fill the vegetables with the filling, leaving one inch from the top, because the rice is going to puff up. Cover with the lids, fill the gaps with the potato wedges, and fill the pan with.
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