Gemista is a traditional Greek dish that is a combination of flavours and nutrition. It’s a stuffed vegetable dish, typically made with tomatoes, peppers, onions and coloured bell peppers, which are hollowed out and filled with a mixture of rice, herbs, and sometimes ground meat. It is a great way to use up the summer’s bountiful harvest of vegetables. Gemista is then baked in the oven, creating a flavorful and tender meal. Gemista is easy to follow and can be made with simple ingredients. It’s a perfect dish for a family dinner or a special occasion.
Gemista – Greek Stuffed Peppers and Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 6 large Colored Bell peppers hollowed out
- 6 Tomatoes hollowed out
- 1 lb Ground beef lean
- 1/2 cup Olive oil
- 1 teaspoon Oregano
- 1 teaspoon Red chilies crushed
- 1 bottle Pasta sauce
- 2 Onions sliced
- 8 cloves Garlic crushed
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 Lemon juice
- 1/2 packet Orzo
- 4 Potatoes sliced into thick wedges
- 1 cup Chicken stock
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in your instant pot on sauté mode Add onions and garlic.
- When they are translucent and fragrant add your meat and stir.
- Add salt, pepper, crushed red chilies, umami powder & oregano.
- Add your pasta sauce stir well.
- Turn off sauté mode and close your lid and set to manual pressure.
- Cook for 20 minutes and quick release.
- In the meantime boil water and cook your orzo till it’s done.
- Drain and set aside.
- Your beef mixture should be ready now.
- You will now add the orzo to your meat and mix well.
- Oil your baking dish and set out your hollowed out tomatoes and peppers on it.
- Fill your peppers and tomatoes with the filling.
- Take your chicken stock and pour it in the bottom of your baking dish and pour some olive oil on top of it.
- put your sliced onions and potatoes in between the peppers and tomatoes.
- Cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes covered and then remove the cover and bake for 20 minutes more.
- Squeeze the lemon juice on top of the peppers and potatoes and serve hot.
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