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Tomatoes stuffed with rice, potatoes, and mussels

17/11/2023

Stuffed tomatoes with rice, potatoes, and mussels are a typical dish of Italian cuisine, especially from the South of Italy. Here’s the recipe to prepare this delicious and flavorful dish.

Ingredients

  • 6 large ripe but firm tomatoes
  • 300 g of rice
  • 500 g of mussels
  • 2 medium potatoes
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • Parsley to taste
  • Extra virgin olive oil to taste
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste

Preparation

  1. Start by cleaning the mussels: brush them under running water and remove the byssus (the external filament). Then put them in a pan with a clove of garlic and let them open over high heat, covering with a lid. Shell most of the mussels, saving the liquid from their sauce, and leave some whole for decoration.

  2. Wash the tomatoes well and cut off the top cap, then gently hollow them out of the pulp and seeds, trying not to break the skin. Set the pulp aside and salt the inside of the tomatoes, then flip them over to lose excess water.

  3. Peel the potatoes and cut them into very small cubes. Mince the tomato pulp and sauté it in a pan with a bit of oil, salt, pepper, then add the potato cubes and brown them.

  4. In a pot, cook the rice in salted water for about half the time indicated on the package. Drain it and season with oil, chopped parsley, a bit of the mussel liquid, and the shelled mussels.

  5. Stuff the tomatoes with the rice, adding the whole mussels on top as decoration. Place the tomatoes in an oiled baking dish, spreading the potato cubes around and drizzling everything with a stream of oil and a bit of the mussel liquid.

  6. Bake at 200 °C for about 20-30 minutes, until the tomatoes are soft and well browned on the surface.

  7. Serve the stuffed tomatoes with rice, potatoes, and mussels hot or at room temperature.

Curiosity

The tomatoes stuffed with rice, potatoes, and mussels represent a particular variant of the classic stuffed tomato dish. The mussels add a seafood flavor that pairs beautifully with the fresh and slightly tangy taste of the tomato, creating a rich and tasty dish.