Phoney-gemista

Name: Phoney-gemista
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2/3 cup olive oil; 1 large onion finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 8 tomatoes; 4 peppers; 2-3 zucchinis, grated; 1 cup finely chopped tomatoes or 1 can (500 g) diced tomatoes; or; 1 can diced tomatoes; 2 cup rice for stuffed tomatoes; 4 cups water; 1 tbsp icing sugar; half a bunch parsley; fresh spearmint; black raisins (optionally); kefalotyri or feta cheese; salt; pepper

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You like gemista (stuffed tomatoes and peppers) but you don't have time to prepare the tomatoes, peppers and zucchinis? This is a very easy dish that tastes exactly the same!! I make it very often and everybody likes it with feta cheese and fresh bread.

Recipe by elenalda01

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

Recipe by elenalda01

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Ingredients

6 servings

2/3 cupolive oil
1large onion finely chopped
2 clovesgarlic, finely chopped
8tomatoes
4peppers
2-3zucchinis, grated
1 cupfinely chopped tomatoes or 1 can (500 g) diced tomatoes
or
1 candiced tomatoes
2 cuprice for stuffed tomatoes
4 cupswater
1 tbspicing sugar
halfa bunch parsley
fresh spearmint
black raisins (optionally)
kefalotyri or feta cheese
salt
pepper

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Steps

1

Sauté the onion, the garlic and the zucchinis in a pot.
2

Add the rice and sauté slightly..
3

Add the finely chopped tomato, the water, hot, the sugar, the salt, the pepper, the parsley and the spearmint and let everything boil over low heat for 10 minutes.
4

Using a baking tray or a pyrex tray (of 24Χ34 cm) place a layer of 4 tomatoes and 2 peppers cut into slices. Season with salt, lightly.
5

Add the rice and the raisins (if you use any) and place the mixture in the pyrex baking tray.
6

Add a layer of the remaining 4 tomoatoes and 2 peppers. Season with salt and add a little sugar and a little olive oil..
7

Bake in a moderate oven covered with aluminum foil using the radiant elements for about 45 minutes.
8

10 minutes before it is cooked remove the aluminum foil and add a little kefalotyri or feta cheese on top (if you like).