Description
Greek Beef Stuffed Onions, or Salantourmasi, offer a delightful blend of flavors with ground beef, rice, herbs, and spices stuffed inside baked onions, perfect for a hearty meal.
Ingredients
4 large yellow onions
peeled
1/4 cup olive oil
plus more for drizzling
1 pound ground beef
divided
1 cup diced onion
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1 pinch cayenne pepper
4 garlic cloves
minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 tablespoons tomato paste
3/4 cup white long grain rice
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/3 cup crumbled Greek feta
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
1/4 cup chopped fresh oregano
plus more for garnish
4 cups onion cooking water
2 cups tomato sauce
2 tablespoons chicken bouillon paste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Slice the tops off the onions and carefully hollow them out, reserving the insides.
- In a skillet, heat olive oil over medium heat, and sauté the reserved onion insides, garlic, and diced onion until translucent.
- Add the ground beef to the skillet and cook until browned, then stir in the rice, spices, tomato paste, vinegar, and broth.
- Remove from heat and mix in feta, parsley, mint, and oregano.
- Stuff the onion shells with the mixture and place them in a baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil.
- Combine onion cooking water, tomato sauce, and bouillon paste in a bowl, then pour around the onions in the dish.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until done.
Notes
For a vegetarian version, use a meat substitute or additional vegetables. Ensure to serve with a side of fresh bread to soak up the delicious broth.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: Main Course
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: Greek
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed onion portion
- Calories: 420 kcal
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 780 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 14 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 26 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
Keywords: Greek Beef Stuffed Onions, Salantourmasi, stuffed onions, ground beef recipes, Greek cuisine