Stuffed Lamb Tomatoes
A Greek dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 25 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 1 hrCook (about)
- 1 hr 25 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 9 oz lamb
Fresh & other
- 5 tomatoes
- Pinch sugar
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- 2 ½ tbsp tomato paste Shopping tip: Tomato paste (UK: tomato purée), in a small can or tube.
- 2 ¼ oz rice Shopping tip: Long-grain white rice.
- ½ cup + 1 ½ tsp chicken stock Shopping tip: Chicken broth (carton or can), or a chicken bouillon cube in hot water.
Sauces & oils
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp olive oil
Spices & seasonings (4): cinnamon, dill, chopped parsley, mint
- 1 ½ tbsp cinnamon
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp dill Shopping tip: Fresh dill.
- 2 ½ tbsp chopped parsley Shopping tip: Fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley. Curly works too.
- 1 ½ tbsp mint Shopping tip: Fresh mint leaves.
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 350°F (325°F for a fan oven).
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Slice your tops off the tomatoes and reserve.
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Scoop out most of your pulp using a teaspoon, being careful not to break your skin.
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Finely chop the pulp.
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Keep any juices.
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Sprinkle your insides of your tomatoes using a little sugar to take away your acidity.
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Place them on a baking tray.
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Heat 2 ½ tbsp olive oil in a big frying pan.
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Add the onion and garlic.
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Cook for around 10 mins until soft but not coloured.
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Add the lamb, cinnamon and tomato purée.
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Turn up the heat.
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Fry until the meat is browned.
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Add the tomato pulp and the stock, the rice and juice.
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Season.
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Bring to the boil.
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Simmer for 15 mins till your rice is tender plus the liquid has been absorbed.
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Set aside to cool a little.
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Stir in the herbs.
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Stuff the tomatoes up to the brim.
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Top tomatoes using their lids, drizzle using 2 ½ tbsp more olive oil.
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Sprinkle 3 tbsp water into the tray.
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Bake for 35 mins.
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Dish up using salad and crusty bread, hot or cold.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.