Greek · Vegetarian

Gemista

Name: Gemista
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 4 tomatoes; 4 bell peppers; 200g rice; 1 onion; 2 garlic cloves; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp parsley; 1 tsp salt; 400ml vegetable stock

Servings

Ingredients

tomatoes4
bell peppers4
rice200g
onion1
garlic cloves2
olive oil3 tbsp
parsley2 tbsp
salt1 tsp
vegetable stock400ml

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Cut tops off tomatoes and peppers, hollow them and chop tomato pulp.
2
Fry onion and garlic in oil; add rice, tomato pulp, parsley, salt and half the stock; simmer 8 minutes.
3
Fill vegetables loosely, replace tops and place in a baking dish with remaining stock. Cover and bake at 180°C for 1 hour, then uncover 20 minutes until rice is tender.

House recipe