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Maschi
Sudanese tomatoes stuffed with beef
8 large firm tomatoes
2 LBS ground beef
Salt & black pepper to taste
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. dried dill
2 TBS vegetable oil
1 C cooked rice
2 TBS butter with 2 TBS vegetable oil
Sauce for Maschi:
2 cans (6 oz.) tomato paste
2 cans (6 oz.) water
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. garlic powder
Sliced green olives (for garnish)
Cut tops from tomatoes; scoop out flesh from insides of tomatoes and set aside. In a large skillet, combine ground beef, tomato flesh, salt and black pepper to taste, garlic powder, dill and vegetable oil; cook and stir over medium heat for about five to seven minutes or until beef browns. Add cooked rice; mix well. Refill tomatoes with beef and rice mixture; close with tomato tops. Melt butter and vegetable oil together in a large skillet; add filled tomatoes and sauté carefully, rolling gently until tomatoes turn dark red on all sides. Sauce: Combine: tomato paste and water in a saucepan; add salt, cinnamon and garlic powder. Simmer over low heat for ten to fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally. Spoon most of the sauce onto a serving platter; place tomatoes on top of sauce and drizzle remaining sauce over tomatoes. Garnish with sliced green olives and serve.
*Maschi image (C) Africa Imports (2010).
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