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Stuffed Vegetables
(Yemista Lahanika)
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| What You Need: |
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1½ cup chopped onions
5 tablespoons butter
2 pounds ground beef
Salt and pepper to taste
¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup chopped mint (optional)
3 tablespoons tomato paste
3¼ cups water
1 cup raw converted rice
6 green peppers
6 tomatoes
2 potatoes, peeled and sliced (optional)
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| How To Cook: |
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1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
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2. Saute onions in 3 tablespoons butter. Add beef and brown. Season with salt, pepper, parsley, and mint.
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3. Combine 1 tablespoon of tomato paste with 1½ cups of the water. Add rice and mix. Bring to a boil and cook until liquid has been absorbed by rice.
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4. Cut thin slice from top of each pepper and tomato, scoop out insides, and arrange vegetables in greased baking pan. Stuff with meat and rice mixture and cap with tops of vegetables.
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5. Dilute remaining tomato paste in remaining water and add to pan. Sliced potatoes can be placed between vegetables if desired. Dot with remaining 2 tablespoons butter.
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6. Bake for about 1 hour, or until vegetables are done, basting with the pan sauce.
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