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Comtoise stuffed tomatoes

These stuffed tomatoes are a bit special: the stuffing is made with Morteau sausage, onions, rice and cancoilotte cheese.

20,0304.0/5 for 21 ratings

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Last modified on: October 5^th 2016

For 4 tomatoes, you will need:

1 4 tomatoes
2 2 bayleaves
3 2 cloves garlic
4 fine (or table) salt
5 1 onion
6 1 Morteau sausage
7 300 g cooked rice
8 200 g cancoillotte
9 salt
10 pepper
Total weight: 1,397 grams

Change those ingredients for: 2 tomatoes 4 tomatoes 8 tomatoes 12 tomatoes

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Time required for this recipe:

Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
28 min.	1 hour 8 min.	1 hour 36 min.

Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film. Reheats very well.

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Stage 1 - 15 min.

Comtoise stuffed tomatoes : Photo of step #1

Peel 4 tomatoes (choose large ones), slice off the tops and scoop out the flesh with a teaspoon or pommes parisiennes spoon.

Stage 2 - 30 min.

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Put the tomato flesh into a saucepan with 2 bayleaves and 2 cloves garlic. Salt and pepper, then reduce on low heat to make a concentrated tomato sauce.

Stage 3 - 2 min.

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Meanwhile, sprinkle table salt inside the tomato shells, turn them upside down on a wire rack, and leave to drain.

Stage 4 - 4 min.

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Peel 1 onion and chop finely.

Stage 5 - 5 min.

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Remove the skin from 1 Morteau sausage and either mince or chop finely.

Stage 6 - 3 min.

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Transfer the Morteau sausage to a frying pan on high heat and cook for 2 or 3 minutes, then discard any excess fat.

Add the chopped onion.

Stage 7 - 5 min.

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Cook for a further 5 minutes.

Stage 8 - 2 min.

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Tip into a bowl, then add 300 g cooked rice and 200 g cancoillotte...

Stage 9

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...mix well, pepper lightly, but do not salt. The stuffing is now ready.

Stage 10 - 30 min.

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Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Stuff the tomatoes generously and bake for about 30 minutes.

Stage 11

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Serve hot, with a little of the sauce made from the tomato flesh.

Remarks

If you don't have Morteau sausage, you can use another type of smoked sausage or plain sausagemeat, though it won't be quite as good.

Similarly, if you don't have cancoillote, use a creamy textured cheese, such as Le Mont d'Or, instead.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,862 Kcal or 7,796 Kj	91 gr	56 gr	143 gr
93 %	35 %	5 %	22 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
133 Kcal or 557 Kj	7 gr	4 gr	10 gr
7 %	3 %	<1 %	2 %

Per tomatoe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
465 Kcal or 1,947 Kj	23 gr	14 gr	36 gr
23 %	9 %	1 %	5 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 tomatoes : 10.09 €
Per tomatoe : 2.52 €

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Source

Home made.

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	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice and peas, Seared tuna with lemon and lime, Crunchy salad, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn salad cream, Quick stuffed courgettes, ... All
	Cancoillotte: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Risotto-style celeriac, Eggs Arsène, Eggs Comtoise, Endive gratin with cancoillotte, Comtoise tart for Seàn, ... All
	Tomato: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hot tomato sauce, Guacamole, Tomato pesto, Multicoloured cucumber-tomato salad, Lebanese Tabbouleh, ... All
	Bayleaf: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Little vegetable omelettes, Spaghetti with mushrooms, Sausages with baked beans, French style, Provençal braised carrots, Baker's chicken and potato tart, ... All

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