Notes

Stuffed vegetables is a celerbrated dish in Egypt.

Tomatoes have to handled carefully since they can become too soft and break up when served.

Servings

Preparation Time

Ingredients

• 1 kg. tomato.
• 3 tablespoons tomato past.
• Salt.
• Pepper.
• 1 tablespoon margarine.
• 1/4 kg minced meat.
• 2 cups rice.
• 1 onions, finely chopped.
• 1 cup parsley ,finely chopped.
• 1 teaspoon mint ,dried and ground.
• 1/2 kg tomato.
• 2 tablespoons margarine.
• salt, pepper & spices.

Cooking Instructions

Preparing the stuffing:

• In a bowl mix minced meat, salt, pepper and tomato chopped in small pieces.
• Wash rice well, drain and add to bowl.
  
• Stir to mix all ingredients well.
  
• Also add parsley, spices and margarine.

Preparing and Stuffing tomato:

• Wash tomatos and cut their tops.
  
• Remove the insides of tomatoes.
  
• Put 1-2 tablespoons of stuffing, don't fill the whole vegetable with stuffing to give space for rice to expand during cooking.
  
• Cover the tomatoes with it's top you chopped off.
  
• In a large pan arrange stuffed tomatoes in a standing position with their tops facing upwards.
  
• Dissolve tomato paste and salt in 2 cups warm water and add to vegetables.
  
• Cover the pan and cook over medium heat until rice and vegetables are done. You can add boiling water if needed.
  
• Arrange stuffed tomatoes in a serving platter.
  
• Serve hot.