Κρεμμύδια γεμιστά (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Χριστόφορος Γουλιέλμος.
Stuffed onions are prepared using the same minced meat and rice-based mixture as in stuffed vine leaves.
Name - Recipe
Κρεμμύδια γεμιστά.
Large dry onions
For the filling
1 onion, chopped
1/2 kg of minced meat
Olive oil
1 cup of ripe tomatoes, grated
1/2 cup of glacé rice (soup rice)
Fresh parsley finely chopped
Juice from 1-2 lemons
Salt, pepper, cinnamon, spearmint
Tomato paste
1/3 cup of oil
Peel the large onions, slice them once vertically all the way to the center and boil them in water for about 10 minutes until soft. Let them cool and carefully roll out the layers one by one. In a basin, mix the minced meat, rice and chopped onion. Add the grated tomatoes, parsley, spearmint, salt and pepper, a little olive oil and the lemon juice and mix well. Fill the onions with the minced meat mixture and place them in a baking dish. Pour over the stuffed onions 1⁄3 cup of oil and the tomato paste diluted in a cup of water, Cover with a lid or aluminium foil and place in the oven for 45 minutes at 180°C. Then uncover them and continue baking for about 10 minutes, until golden brown.
Baking in the oven.
See also stuffed vine leaves recipe in the RECIPES section.
See also stuffed zucchini flowers recipe in the RECIPES section.
See also stuffed vegetables recipe in the RECIPES section.
See also stuffed vine leaves with mushrooms in the RECIPES section.
Additional information and bibliography
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture (2006). Traditional Cypriot preparations, Press and Information Office, Nicosia.
Varvara Giangou, Stalo Lazarou
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