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Tomatoes Stuffed with Fish, Meat or Chicken Forcemeat

12 large tomatoes are hollowed out, piped full of fish, meat or chicken forcemeat and steamed 20 minutes on a rack or baked half an hour in the oven under greased paper. Served with chopped parsley.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 437 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

A variation on stuffed tomatoes in which the forcemeat is piped in. Erken shows two methods: steaming on a rack or baking under greased paper in the oven.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Hollow out the tomatoes

    Cut off a lid and hollow out the tomatoes.

  2. 2

    Fill

    Fill the tomatoes with the forcemeat using a stiff paper cone or a piping bag.

  3. 3

    Steam or bake

    Place the tomatoes on a rack and steam them for 20 minutes, or place them in a well-greased frying pan, cover with greased paper and set them in a hot oven (about 200 °C (390 °F)) for half an hour.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Sprinkle finely chopped parsley over the tomatoes as they are served.

Changes from the original

"Paper cone" has been kept as an alternative to a piping bag, the oven temperature is estimated (about 200 °C (390 °F)), and the forcemeat is given as fish, meat or chicken forcemeat made from 250 g of meat or fish.

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1914 (proofread, p. 437) → Modernised~81% of the text changedremovedadded
12 stk store tomater farce av 1/4 kg. kjøt Tomaterne uthules og fyldes gjennem et stivt papirkræmmerhus tomater. 250 g kjøtt, fisk eller sprøitepose hønsekjøtt (til farse, se hønsekjøttfarse). 1 ss finhakket persille (til strøing). Skjær et lokk og hul ut tomatene.. Fyll tomatene med farcen. Lægges paa farsen ved hjelp av en stiv papirkremmerhus eller sprøytepose.. Legg tomatene på rist og kokes ved damp dem i 20 minutter, eller de kan lægges legg dem i en godt smurt stekepande, belægges stekepanne, dekk med et smurt papir og sættes sett dem i varm ovn 1/2 time. Idet de serveres, strøes de med (ca. 200 °C) i en halv time.. Strø finhakket persille. persille over tomatene idet de serveres.

Note on Modernised

«Papirkræmmerhus» er beholdt som alternativ til sprøytepose, ovnstemperatur er anslått (ca. 200 °C), og farsen er angitt som fiske-, kjøtt- eller hønsekjøttfarse laget av 250 g kjøtt eller fisk.

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Frequently asked questions

How many tomatoes do I need, and how much forcemeat?
12 large tomatoes for 6 servings (2 per person), filled with forcemeat from 1/4 kg of meat - either fish, meat or chicken forcemeat.
How do I fill the tomatoes?
Hollow out the tomatoes and pipe the forcemeat in with a piping bag or a stiff paper cone.
Steaming or oven - what is the cooking time?
Steam on a rack for 20 minutes, or place them in a well-greased frying pan, cover with greased paper and set in a hot oven for 1/2 hour.
How are they served?
Sprinkle with finely chopped parsley as they are put on the table. The recipe is from Henriette Schonberg Erken's "Stor kokebok" (1914), p. 437.

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