Description
A comforting dish featuring caramelized onions filled with a savory mixture of ground meat, rice, herbs, and lemon.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large sweet onions
- 1 lb (450 g) ground meat (lamb or beef)
- 1 cup cooked short-grain rice
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1/3 cup chopped parsley
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Squeeze of lemon juice
- 1/4 cup dry white wine or stock
- 1/2–3/4 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- Trim and parboil the onions for about 10 minutes until softened.
- Sauté the scooped onion centers with garlic and ground meat over medium-high heat.
- Add cooked rice, tomato paste, parsley, oregano, salt, pepper, lemon, and deglaze with wine or stock.
- Pack the mixture tightly into the onion shells.
- Place the onions in a baking dish, add tomato sauce and water around them, cover with foil and bake at 375°F (190°C) for 35–40 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for an additional 10–15 minutes to caramelize.
- Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
For a crunchy garnish, use air-fried crispy fried onions. Refrigerate leftovers for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed onion
- Calories: 400
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg