Calabrian Stuffed Cherry Tomatoes
A tasty recipe of medium difficulty with easy-to-use ingredients for the delight of the palate.
Servings: 6 persone
Ingredients
- 1 Kg Cherry tomatoes
- 500 gr Breadcrumbs
- 100 gr Grana Padano
- 4 nr Potatoes boiled, medium-sized
- 3 nr Eggs
- qb Basil
- qb Black pepper
- qb Fresh ground meat
- 1 clove Garlic
Instructions
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in half horizontally, if they are too small, only cut off the top part.
- Salt the cherry tomatoes and set aside for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare the filling.
- Mix all ingredients together, including the previously mashed boiled potatoes.
- Add herbs (garlic, basil, pepper) to taste. The mixture should be firm and soft at the same time. Add a little milk if it seems too dry.
- At this point, invert the cherry tomatoes to drain the vegetable water.
- Pierce them with a toothpick in two or more parts.
- Fill the cherry tomatoes with the mixture without spilling too much filling.
- Fry in hot seed oil, with the filling side down.
- Leave for a few minutes until the filling is golden. (Turn one over to check the cooking).
- Carefully turn the cherry tomatoes and fry for another two minutes.
- Remove and place on absorbent paper. The cherry tomatoes are ready.
