My son called me and said Mom I got an idea for a stuffed tomato recipe and this was a huge success and over the top delicious! We were both so excited with the results I couldn't wait to share it with the world. He really aced this one, it was a hit with the whole family.
First hollow out all the tomatoes you will use for your size family and set aside the insides because he will be making a great tomato sauce with them!
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Hot loose sausage, peppers, mushrooms sauteed with fresh garlic |
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Stuffed with Italian meatball mixture on an oil sprayed foil line cookie sheet |
Fresh Pulp and Plum tomatoes for the sausage, peppers and mushroom sauce |
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Roasted in the oven @400 degree hot oven and the aroma in the house was amazing! |
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4 Extra large tomatoes (buy the largest ones you can find)
provolone cheese slices for each tomato
1 1/2 pounds of ground sirloin
1 tablespoon minced garlic
4 slices of Italian bread put under water and squeezed out
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon each garlic powder, dried parsley, red pepper flakes
2 eggs
1/2 cup Romano cheese grated
1 pound penne pasta
3 pounds plum tomatoes
1 pound ground hot Italian sausage
1 green bell pepper sliced in long strips
1 red bell pepper sliced in long strips
1 orange bell pepper sliced in long strips
1 pound of sliced mushrooms
fresh parsley for garnish
Prepare a cookie sheet for tomatoes, lined with tin foil and sprayed with cooking oil. Preheat oven at 400 degrees.
Large Tomatoes:
On the large tomatoes, cut around the inner wall removing and throwing away the cores then scooping the inside out with a spoon ( like you would a pumpkin) leaving the wall and just hollowed out, setting the pulp aside for stuffing.
Meatball Stuffing Mixture:
Mix the ground sirloin with all the herbs, spices, squeezed out bread, bread crumbs, eggs, 1/4 cup Romano cheese. Mix together well.
Stuff the Large Tomatoes:
Stuff the large tomatoes with meatball mixture. Bake on prepared foil lined cookie sheet on 400 degrees for around 35 minutes or until meat is cooked. Right at the end, place a slice of provolone cheese on top of each tomatoes and bake till cheese is melted around 5 more minutes.
Fresh Tomato Sausage, Peppers and Mushroom Sauce:
In a large fry pan saute sausage till pink is gone around 5 minutes. Drain fat. Add the peppers, mushrooms and minced garlic, continue to saute 8 minutes. Cut the stems out and the cores off the tops of the plum tomatoes. Add to the plum tomatoes(skins and all) along with the large tomato (left over pulp from scooping out) into a food processor and pulse till all is pureed. Pour all the fresh tomatoes into the fry pan with sausage and vegetables and cook the sauce on medium heat until most of the water is evaporated out. Add 1/4 cup of cheese to the pan.
Boil penne pasta in salted water to your desired doneness. We like al dente. Drain, pour the sauce over the pasta garnish with parsley and more cheese.
Serve the tomato as an appetizer or part of the meal.
Delicious indeed! I can see why you are so proud of your son.
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davvero splendido piatto
ReplyDeleteYUM! Curt's stuffed tomatoes look amazing! Love that your son has become such a wonderful, creative chef!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds great!
ReplyDeleteThis is so YUMMY! Tell Curt he should cook and guest post for you more!
ReplyDeleteThis looks beyond delicious! You're son has fabulous ideas!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if my comment will show up from previously...can't remember now, if I filled out the 'captcha'. You didn't have that before, wonder about those hackers, and what do they do, or what they're trying to gain by hacking?
ReplyDeleteAgain, just want to let you know that Curt's creation is totally amazing, delicious, and elegant for the most expensive Italian restaurant as a featured special dish!
Watch out mom he's coming after you. PRetty soon you are going to have to change the blog name What's Cookin' Italian Style Cuisine and Sons.
ReplyDeleteWhat's with turning the comment thingy on again? I hate that. In fact yours is the only blog that I leave comments on that uses it, because I love your recipes so much.
Hi, I've not eaten this but it sure look very tempting and delicious.
ReplyDeleteLovely photos. :)
Have a nice weekend.
Dear Claudia, Your son is a delicious cook and a good son. What a wonderful treat having him cook you a delicious dinner.
ReplyDeleteYou are a blessed and good mother my dear.
Catherine xo
these are so great! what a fantastic idea i love your collaboration with your soon so lovely. Bravo
ReplyDeleteWow, that does sound great and very creative!
ReplyDeleteThese look absolutely amazing--kudos to Curt for this great-looking dish! Love the top photo of the sliced tomato.
ReplyDeleteYour son is definitely a great cook! He'll make a lucky lady proud someday (if he's not already snagged up, that is!) =)
ReplyDeletelovely meal neatly done
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