Sunday, June 24, 2012

Dirty rice stuffed tomatoes

So I got some really nice vine tomatoes in my Bountiful Basket this week I also got the Mexican Veggie Pack so I used some of the pablano peppers I got to dirty the rice.

Dirty Rice
1Lb Ground Beef
1 large or 2 small pablano peppers diced
3 cloves of garlic (Grated works best)
1 small white onion diced
4 vine tomatoes Topped and hollowed
¼ tsp Cumin (optional)
1 tbsp diced cilantro (optional)
1Tbsp sea salt
4 stalks celery diced
32oz Chicken Broth or water
1 ½ cup long grain white or brown rice
½ cup shredded cheese

Dice vegetables and hollow the tomatoes using an ice cream scoop or large spoon.
Chop the tomato hearts and put them aside.
Brown the ground beef till almost done add onions, celery, peppers and garlic.
Sweat the vegetables till the onions are translucent add in the tomato pieces.
Add in the rice and continue to cook till the rice starts to brown.
Add in the chicken broth and  season to taste cook for about 40 minutes or till the rice is done.

Preheat the oven to broil
Put a small layer of rice in the bottom of a 9in square pan (I used two aluminum bread pans)
Using a large spoon or scoop fill the tomatoes with the rice and place in the pan using the rice to layer the tomatoes evenly on the bottom of the pan.
Top the tomatoes with cheese and broil for 5-7 minutes till the cheese is bubbly.



Tomorrows dinner Chile Verde using all fresh ingredients with the exception of the chicken broth. Never used tomatillos before we'll see how this turns out.


 



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