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Silvia’s Italian Table Pomodori, Riso e Patate (Rice-Stuffed Tomatoes with Rosemary Potatoes) Cook like an Italian with this classic Roman dish. Serves: 4-6 Ingredients 6 large truss tomatoes 12 tablespoons of Arborio rice 6 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil 3-4 garlic cloves 4 tablespoons of grated pecorino cheese plus extra for dusting on top Salt and pepper for seasoning 3-4 medium potatoes, peeled and cut into eights Thyme leaves Chili oil, for serving (optional) Method Preheat your oven to 200°C. Cut the top of the tomatoes and set aside. Using a spoon, scoop out the pulp and place in a bowl. Season the hollow tomatoes with salt. Using your hands, squeeze out as much liquid as possible from the pulp and break it down with a fork. Season the tomato pulp and juice with salt, pepper, pecorino, thyme leaves and 2 tablespoons of oil. Add two tablespoons of rice for each tomato. Fill the hollow tomatoes with two tablespoons of mixture, lay onto an oven dish either lined with

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Silvia’s Italian Table

Pomodori , Riso e Patate (Rice-Stuffed Tomatoes with Rosemary Potatoes) CooklikeanItalianwiththisclassicRomandish.

Serves:4-6Ingredients

• 6largetrusstomatoes• 12tablespoonsofArboriorice• 6tablespoonsofextra-virginoliveoil• 3-4garliccloves• 4tablespoonsofgratedpecorinocheeseplusextrafordustingontop• Saltandpepperforseasoning• 3-4mediumpotatoes,peeledandcutintoeights• Thymeleaves• Chilioil,forserving(optional)

MethodPreheatyourovento200°C.Cutthetopofthetomatoesandsetaside.Usingaspoon,scoopoutthepulpandplaceinabowl.Seasonthehollowtomatoeswithsalt.Usingyourhands,squeezeoutasmuchliquidaspossiblefromthepulpandbreakitdownwithafork.Seasonthetomatopulpandjuicewithsalt,pepper,pecorino,thymeleavesand2tablespoonsofoil.Addtwotablespoonsofriceforeachtomato.Fillthehollowtomatoeswithtwotablespoonsofmixture,layontoanovendisheitherlinedwith

Silvia’s Italian Table

bakingpaperorgreasedwithoil.Putthetomatolidsontop.Drizzletwotablespoonsofextra-virginoliveoiloverthetomatoesandseasonwithanextrapinchofsalt.Placethepotatochunksinabowl,seasonwiththeremainingoliveoil,salt,pepper,rosemaryandafewcrushedgarlicclovesandaccommodatethepotatoesonthetrayaroundthetomatoes.Bakefor35-40minutesoruntilthetomatoesareblistered,thericeiscookedthroughandthepotatoesaregolden.Takethelidsoffthetomatoes,sprinklethericewithalittlepecorinoandputbackintheovenfor5-10minutestocreateacrust.Takethetrayouroftheoven,putthetomatolidsbackonandbringtothetabletoenjoyhot,orrestfor20minutescoveredinfoil,andservewarm,preferablydrizzledwithchilioil.