Stuffed vegetables with lamb mince
Stuffed vegetables with lamb mince
A delicious recipe that the whole family will love, inspired by the Greek ‘gemista’ (meaning stuffed) and presented here with a gorgeous, adaptable twist…
SERVES:
4-5
PREP TIME:
20 mins
COOK TIME:
50 mins
Ingredients
- 6 large peppers
- 4 large tomatoes
- 500g lamb mince
- 5 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 1 large leek, finely chopped
- 10g fresh basil, finely chopped
- 10g fresh dill, finely chopped
- 10g fresh coriander, finely chopped
- Olive oil
- Black pepper, to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180˚C degrees.
- Wash the peppers and tomatoes and cut lids off the top about 1cm thick.
- Gently remove the seeds of the peppers and put their lids back on.
- Gently remove (and save for later) the insides of the tomatoes and place into a separate bowl, and place to one side. Re-lid the tomatoes.
- Place the peppers and tomatoes into an oven tray; packing them in snugly means they are less likely to fall over during cooking.
- Over a medium heat and into a large saucepan, add the lamb mince, garlic and leek and cook for around 5 minutes.
- Add the tomato inners and the herbs on top and stir for a minute.
- Add the black pepper and some water if the mix has become a little dry.
- Fill the peppers and tomatoes up with the mixture and add a dash of olive oil on top of each filled pepper and tomato.
- Place the lids back on and sprinkle with some olive oil on top.
- Add a little water in the base of the oven tray so that they do not burn underneath.
- Before placing them in the oven cover the tray with aluminium foil.
- Cook for approximately 50 minutes, depending on your oven, until the peppers and tomatoes have a nice golden colour on top.
- Remove the foil and cook for another 15 minutes to crisp them up even more.
Inspiration
- You can leave some space in your tray for sweet potatoes to accompany the meal.
- Try using other vegetables as the vehicles for this filling – courgettes and aubergines work well.
- Go wild with the herb quantities for really rich deep flavours.
Dietary Requirements
Gluten Free | Dairy Free | Sugar Free | Yeast Free | Soy Free | Egg Free | Nut Free
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