How to Make Super Quick Homemade Greek Stuffed peppers (known as “politika gemista” in Greek)

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Great recipe for Greek Stuffed peppers (known as "politika gemista" in Greek). This is maybe the most delicious Greek Vegan dish I believe-it has always been my absolutely favourite since I was a kid! Remove any flesh and seeds and arrange them nicely in the baking dish among the rest of the vegetables and potatoes. Greek Stuffed Vegetables (Gemista) This is a very popular dish in the summer.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek stuffed peppers (known as “politika gemista” in greek) using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Stuffed peppers (known as “politika gemista” in Greek):

1. Take 6 big peppers (I prefer the green ones, but you can also use a mix of green, red, yellow, orange ones)
2. Take 7-8 spoons pudding rice
3. Take 1 shredded carrot
4. Take 1 shredded courgette
5. Take 6 vine tomatoes chopped finely or blended
6. Make ready 50 gr pine nuts
7. Take 60 gr sultanas
8. Make ready 1 big onion finely chopped
9. Prepare 2 potatoes (I prefer Cyprus variety)
10. Prepare 10 leaves mint finely chopped
11. Make ready 80 gr Parsley finely chopped
12. Take 1 cup olive oil
13. Take Cinnamon
14. Make ready Salt and pepper
15. Make ready 2 cups water

In the Greek religion you abstain from eating meat during lent, so some traditional recipes have two versions. Gemista, or Greek yemista as it is also known as, is a stuffed tomato. Place the stuffed peppers in a shallow oven dish and pour the olive oil over them and add salt. Spread the garlic in between the peppers.

Steps to make Greek Stuffed peppers (known as “politika gemista” in Greek):

1. Cut the top part of the peppers in order to open them and clear them from their seeds.
2. Add 3 spoons of olive oil in high heat and add the chopped onion. Let it cook for about 3 mins till it becomes glossy. Add the carrot, the courgette, the rice, half of the blended tomatoes, 1 cup water, salt, pepper, cinnamon. After 7-8 mins add the sultanas, pine nuts, parsley, mint and some more water if needed and let it ver heat for another 2-3 mins.
3. Cut the potatoes as shown below and put them in a baking tray. Then, stuff the peppers with the rice mixture (fill the 3/4 of each pepper). If any stuffing left, mix it with the potatoes. Pour the remaining olive oil, 1.5 cup of water and the rest of the tomato blend in the tray. Season with salt and pepper.
4. Cook it in the oven for about 70mins at 180degC. Keep an eye cause you may need to add water for the potatoes. Ideally, cover the tray with a piece of foil for the first 30-40 mins and then remove it so that the peppers and potatoes take a nice colour. Enjoy!
5. Tip: instead of peppers, you can use beef tomatoes, courgette, aubergines. You will need to dig the veggies with a spoon so as to make space for the stuffing. In the summer, when the tomatoes are seasonal, I choose beef tomatoes and green peppers. Also, in case you use these veggies, the part of the veggies that you remove can be grated and added in the stuffing.

Place the stuffed peppers in a shallow oven dish and pour the olive oil over them and add salt. Spread the garlic in between the peppers. If you've tried this recipe please rate it! Finely chop the onion, garlic, leek and the edges from the green peppers. Add to the pan along with the granulated sugar and sauté.

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