Stuffed Vegetables
Petits Farcis de Legumes
Ingredients
Yellow peppers 2 each
Tomatoes, large 2 each
Onion, diced 1 each
Garlic, minced 1 clove
Minced Beef (boeuf hache) 100g (3.5 oz)
Minced Veal (veau hache) 100g (3.5oz)
Diced Bacon (Allumettes) 2 pkgs (1/2 pound)
Pain de Mie (fresh bread ) approx. 3 slices
Eggs 2 each
Pinenuts ¾ cup (180ml)
Raisins ½ cup (120ml)
Flat leaf Parsley, minced ½ cup (120ml)
Cinnamon ½ tsp
Salt and pepper to taste
Olive oil 3 Tbsp
Procedure
- Cut the top off the vegetables and clean out the insides. Dice the corgettes to sauté with the stuffing. Save the inside of the tomatoes to add also.
- Saute the onions in the olive oil for about 2 minutes until they softened. Add the beef, veal, bacon, tomato interiors, diced corgette, garlic, pinenuts, raisins, salt, pepper and cinnamon and cook for 10 minutes. Towards the end of the cooking add the parsley.
- Put the cooked stuffing in a bowl and add the eggs, pain de mie(bread cut into very small cubes).
- Season each vegetable with salt and pepper. Stuff each vegetable with the stuffing. Put in a baking dish with some water and bake until tender for about 40 minutes in a 200°C (375°F)
This is very pretty using a mix of vegetables to stuff. The types and amount of meat or meat at all can certainly be modified.
Special Notes
From: L'Assiette de Paris