Stuffed peppers and tomatoes in ground meat, onion and aromatic rice; domates ve biber dolmasi – delicious and also gluten-free
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Some of the food we eat has the ability to transport us to our childhood, have a special link to bond us with those precious memories. These stuffed peppers and tomatoes have such power on me; they are the delicious gateways to take me back home, right to my mother’s as well as my grandmother’s kitchen. Preparing the dolma is quite a grand ritual at home; cousins, sisters, whoever available, gather around a big table; filled with trays of vegetables and stuffing. Some prepare the vegetables, scooping the flesh out, some make the filling, and some do the stuffing. These all happen, of course, with constant flow of Turkish coffee and tea (cay) and catching up! We would then eagerly wait for the dolmas to be cooked; then me and my sister would eat the dolma with a dollop of plain yoghurt on top. We used to call them our “savory ice cream”; I am now trying this trick on my own children 
A dollop of plain or garlicky yoghurt over the dolmas is delicious
We Turks love stuffing vegetables. The word dolma is used for the vegetables like aubergines, peppers, courgettes, tomatoes that can be stuffed. I like to save the scooped flesh of the tomatoes and use it in the sauce of the dolmas. Stuffed tomatoes are especially a staple of the summer season when tomatoes are abundant and at their peak. For a richer taste, you can also add red pepper paste, biber salcasi or tomato paste to the sauce.
This dish is made from wholegrain basmati rice and it is also gluten-free. Garlicky or plain yoghurt by the side complements the dolmas very well. We made these dolmas at my recent Turkish cookery class; it was a highlight for the participants and they were surprised how easy the dolmas were. I hope you enjoy them and can have a go too.
Serves 6-8
Preparation time: 40 minutes Cooking time: 45 minutes
3 medium size bell peppers – or 5-6 small bell peppers
4 medium tomatoes
6-8 cloves of garlic, crushed
For the filling:
110gr/4oz/ 1/2 cup ground beef/lamb or ground turkey
115gr/4oz/generous 1/2 cup wholegrain basmati rice, rinsed
2 medium onion, grated
Bunch of flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
10ml/1tbsp olive oil
10ml/2 tsp dried mint
10ml / 2 tsp ground black pepper
Salt to taste
For the sauce:
The flesh of the scooped tomatoes, finely chopped
15 ml/1 tbsp. olive oil
15ml/1 tbsp. red pepper paste or tomato paste – optional-
Red pepper flakes to serve – optional-
Bowl of plain (natural yoghurt) or garlicky yoghurt to serve
Filling ingredients for the dolmas; dried mint and parsley add a delicious, refreshing flavour
Put the ground meat in a large bowl and stir in the rest of the filling ingredients. Season and knead, until all blended well. The filling is ready.
Scoop out the seeds of the peppers; save the caps of the peppers and tomatoes.
Now, let’s prepare the vegetables. Cut the stalk ends of the peppers and save them aside (we will need them to cap the stuffed peppers later). Scoop out the seeds of the peppers.
Save the flesh of the tomatoes to go at the sauce of the dolmas, stuffed peppers and tomatoes.
Slice the tops of the tomatoes and save them aside. Using a spoon, scoop out the tomato flesh, chop them finely and reserve in a bowl. Take care not to pierce through the skin of the tomatoes.
Stuff the tomatoes and peppers with the filling until they are about ¾ full.
Take a few spoonfuls of the filling and pack it into the vegetables, until they are about ¾ full. Take care not to overfill to the top, as the rice filling will need some space to expand. Place the stalk ends and tomato tops as lids.
Once cooked, pour a little of the dolmas’ delicious sauce over each stuffed pepper, tomato before serving.
Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of olive oil in to a heavy pan. Place the stuffed vegetables upright, packed tightly, in the pan. For the sauce; combine the chopped tomato flesh with 1 tbsp. red pepper paste or tomato paste (if you are using, for a richer taste) and stir in to the pan. Then pour a couple of cups of water, until it covers just about the half of vegetables, season with salt and ground black pepper. Stir in the cloves of garlic and cover. Bring the liquid to the boil, then reduce the heat and cook gently for about 45 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and the filling cooked.
Domates ve biber dolmasi; stuffed tomatoes and peppers; delicious & gluten-free
Once cooked, I like to take their cap off and pour a little of the dolmas’ delicious sauce over each stuffed pepper and tomato before serving and put their cap back on. Serve hot with plain natural or garlic yoghurt by the side. You can also sprinkle red pepper flakes over the dolmas if you like.
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