Tango Stuffed Tomatoes South American Cuisine Recipes

TANGO TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Cut off top third of each tomato. Scoop out seeds, juice and pulp from and discard. Set aside. Chop tomato top and set aside.
• In medium nonstick skillet, saute chorizo or sausage in olive oil, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks. When browned all over, add onion to skillet and cook until soft, stirring frequently. Add garlic, celery, and poblano pepper and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring to combine well. Add reserved chopped tomato tops, salt, and pepper and stir for another minute.
• Remove skillet from heat. Mix in 2 tablespoons cilantro, bread crumbs, and pepper jack cheese. Using a large spoon, stuff mixture into tomatoes, packing down firmly. Top with Parmesan and place tomatoes in oiled baking dish. Bake until heated through and cheese turns golden, approximately 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon of cilantro and serve.

SAVOURY FILLED (STUFFED) TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut a slice from the top of each tomato and reserve, scoop out the centre of each tomato & chop.
• Fry bacon & onion for 1 min, add parsley & breadcrumbs, pepper, butter and tomato centres, mix together over heat for another minute.
• Refill tomato cases and replace tops.
• Bake at 180.C for 15-20 minutes.

MEXICAN STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cut the tops off 4 tomatoes and trim a thin slice off the bottoms so that they will sit upright easily. Hollow out the tomatoes with a spoon. Season tomatoes with salt and pepper. Seed and chop remaining tomato.
• In a bowl, combine chopped tomato, pimentos, onions, zucchini, jalapeno, lemon juice, oregano and cilantro. Sprinkle bread crumbs evenly over the bowl. Add extra-virgin olive oil in a slow stream. Toss mixture to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper. Fill the empty tomatoes and serve.

STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• First core and skin the tomatoes; cut out the core with a knife, then score the other end with an "X". Drop each tomato in a pan of boiling water for about 10 seconds, then place in an ice water bath to stop cooking. The skin should now remove easily.
• Slice the tops off the tomatoes, reserve. Scoop out any seeds that remain. Season with a little salt and pepper. If any of the tomatoes won't stand up nice, just slice a bit off the bottom to make them stable.
• Chop the eggs and combine with the aioli or mayonnaise. Season with salt, pepper, and parsley. Stuff into the tomatoes, then cover with reserved tops.
• If prepared ahead, brush lightly with olive oil and cover with plastic wrap.

STUFFED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Set up your grill for indirect heat. If using a charcoal grill, build the coals on one side only. If using a gas grill, heat one side only.
• Cut the tops off of each tomato and scoop out the inside flesh into a bowl. Set aside the tomato shells. Roughly chop the inside tomato flesh or break it up with your hands, yielding 1 cup. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Place a large saute pan over the direct heat side of the grill and add a drizzle of olive oil. Season the ground beef with salt and pepper. When the oil is hot, add the ground beef and cook until it begins to brown, breaking it up into smaller pieces as it cooks, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic, onions, lemon zest, another drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt. Give it a stir and cook until fragrant and the onions are translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Then stir in the reserved tomato insides. Cook for about 1 minute, scraping the bottom of the pan for any brown bits. Add the mint and parsley. Give it one more stir and remove from the heat. Add the rice, pine nuts and goat cheese.
• Fill each reserved tomato shell to the top with the beef mixture and place into a cast-iron skillet. Sprinkle with the panko and drizzle with olive oil. Place on the indirect heat side of the grill and close the lid. Bake until golden brown on top, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve with olive oil drizzled over the top.

TANGO STUFFED TOMATOES (SOUTH AMERICAN CUISINE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cut off top third of each tomato. Scoop out seeds, juice and pulp from and discard. Set tomato "shell" aside to stuff later.
• Chop tomato top up and set aside.
• In medium nonstick skillet, saute chorizo in olive oil, breaking it up with a spoon as it cooks.
• When browned all over, add onion to skillet and cook until soft, stirring frequently.
• Add garlic, celery, and poblano pepper and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring to combine well.
• Add reserved chopped tomato tops, salt, and pepper and stir for another minute.
• Remove skillet from heat. Mix in 2 tablespoons cilantro, bread crumbs, and pepper jack cheese.
• Using a large spoon, stuff mixture into tomatoes, packing down firmly.
• Top with Parmesan and place tomatoes in oiled baking dish.
• Bake until heated through and cheese turns golden, approximately 20 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon of cilantro and serve.