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       Another version
        of gemista [better
        tasting according to
        our oppinion] is with
        minced meat in the
        filling.

      Except from
        peppers and tomatoes
        one can use other
        vegetables as well such
        as zuccini or eggplands.
        In some areas of
        Greece onions are used
        as well but they are
        difficult to empty.

      One can use
        thick sliced potatoes
        between the vegetables
        in the tray or s/he can
        try to fill them as well.

      Instead of cutting
        off lids of the
        vegetables one can cut
        them vertically and fill
        the halfs leaving them
        open in the oven in
        which case s/he should
        take care not to let
        them become too dry.

 




















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Gemista 
Stuffed vegetables

Difficulty:   

Ingredients:

Tomatoes
Green round peppers
1 onion
Parsley
Olive oil
Rice (about 2 tbs. for every pepper or tomato)
Salt - Pepper


               This dish has lots of variations. Here we present the most common one. Check the side collumn for more sudgestions.

  • Cut a lid off of the peppers and the tomatoes and keep it aside.
  • Clean the peppers from the seeds. Empty the flesh of the tomatoes keeping a reasonably thick exterior and keep the inside aside.
  • Fry lightly the peppers or any other vegetable you use excpet from the tomatoes.


    For the filling:
  • Chop the onion and the tomato filling you saved earlier.
  • Sote the onion in a pan with some oil and add the chopped tomato and the rice. Add some parsley, salt, pepper and just a pinch of sugar.


  • Fill the tomatoes and the peppers with the rice filling you've just prepared and place their lids on top.
  • Place the stuffed vegetables in an oven tray springle with some olive oil and some salt and pepper.
  • Grade on top of each vegetable some hard bread and some of any kind of salty cheese.
  • Add some water and if you like some tomato juice and bake in the oven for about 1 hour.






















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