Greek Tomato Rice Food

GREEK TOMATO RICE (NTOMATORIZO) VEGAN, GLUTEN & DAIRY-FREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200°C / 392°F.
• In a medium-sized cooking pot heat a good splash of olive oil.
• Add onion and garlic and cook until softened.
• Stir in the spices, tomato paste, and grated tomato.
• Cook for 1-2 minutes while stirring constantly.
• Pour in the water or vegetable stock and add the sugar. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes more. Then turn off the heat.
• In a baking dish, about 33x22cm/13x9-inch add the rice and pour the tomato sauce on top.
• Bake for about 30 minutes or until the rice is cooked and absorbs all the water. Stir rice every now and then. NOTE: As the temperature for each stove may differ, it may need 5 minutes more or less baking. For this same reason taste the rice and add a little bit more water if needed.

GREEK TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat and cook onion and garlic until soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add rice; cook and stir until lightly toasted for 2 minutes. Add chicken broth, tomato sauce, parsley, salt, and pepper; bring to a boil.
• Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until all the liquid is absorbed and rice is done, about 20 minutes.

TOMATO RICE

Steps:

• You can watch the video in the post for visual instructions.Cook the rice as per the package instructions and then set it aside.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and add the diced onion. Sauté for about 4 minutes, then add the garlic, tomato paste, and gyro seasoning. Mix and cook for a further minute.
• Now add the passata and vegetable stock powder, stir, and leave to simmer for about 5-8 minutes, then turn off the heat.
• Finally, add the cooked rice and stir to combine.You can serve the rice from a large serving dish or transfer each serving to a small bowl or ramekin, press lightly to make sure it's 'compact', then invert the bowl to serving a rice 'mound'. Enjoy!

GREEK TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat a large non-stick frying pan and add the olive oil.
• Sauté the onion and garlic until clear.
• Add the tomatoes, parsley and oregano.
• Simmer, covered, until the tomatoes are very tender, about 25 minutes.
• Add the remaining ingredients and cook an additional 20 minutes.
• The sauce will keep in the refrigerator for several days.

YEMISTA (GREEK STUFFED TOMATOES AND PEPPERS)

Steps:

• Cut off tops of tomatoes (retain tops) and carefully scoop out flesh (retain this as well).
• Cut off tops of peppers (retain tops) and remove seeds and membrane.
• Place tomatoes and peppers in a pan large enough to hold them comfortably and give each veg a tiny dash of sugar with the tips of your fingertips (I really think this is important!).
• Take tomato flesh and process it until pureed.
• Add olive oil, rice, onion, garlic, mint, parsley, nuts, cheese, sultanas, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper (or season to taste).
• Stuff the vegetables evenly with this mixture.
• Replace tops of tomatoes and peppers.
• Combine 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup olive oil with a scant tablespoonful of tomato paste and a little salt and pepper and pour this around the veg.
• Bake in a preheated 375F oven (180C) for approx 1 3/4 hours (vegetables should pierce easily and be slightly blackened in parts).
• Turn off oven and leave in for another hour to'mellow' before serving.
• This is best served slightly warm or at room temperature.
• It is wonderful eaten along with little bites of feta cheese and a cool glass of white or rose.
• It will also have yummy juices begging to be mopped up with bits of crusty bread.
• In my version, I also take 3-4 medium-sized potatoes, cut them into big wedges, toss in a little olive oil with salt and pepper to taste, and'plant' in the spaces amidst the vegetables.
• That way you can have a couple of wedges of potato too.