Preparation
20 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Tomatoes are a food that is not only rich in nutrients but also can be used to prepare many dishes. Today, TasteVN will guide you on how to make stuffed tomatoes using an air fryer, which is extremely simple. Invite you to go to the kitchen to make this fried dish together!
Ingredients for Stuffed Tomatoes using an Air Fryer For 1 person
Tomatoes 3 pieces Ground pork 20 gr Sausage 10 gr Grated cheese 10 gr Chopped shallots 1 teaspoon Dried basil leaves a little Oyster sauce 1/2 teaspoon Cooking oil a little Vegetable seasoning powder 1/2 teaspoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon Ground pepper 1 teaspoon
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- About color: Fresh tomatoes will have bright red skin, even color, no scratches, looking plump, with red flesh and yellow seeds. You should not buy tomatoes that are still green.
- About the stem: When buying, you should choose tomatoes with intact stems, especially the stems must be fresh and tightly attached to the top of the fruit. Avoid buying tomatoes with wilted stems, which easily fall off when lightly touched or even have no stems at all.
- About aroma: Good tomatoes must be naturally ripened on the vine. Accordingly, vine-ripened tomatoes will have a mild fragrance that can be easily noticed when smelled.
How to choose fresh pork
- Fresh pork will have a bright color, with light pink or light red meat, and the fat will be translucent white with a slightly creamy color.
- You should choose pieces of meat with a dry surface, with distinct meat and fat textures, but must be tightly attached to each other, and especially must have the characteristic smell of pork.
- When buying, you can press the meat with your hand to check. If it is fresh meat, when you pull your hand away, the meat will return to its original shape, with no indentation remaining.
- Absolutely do not buy if the meat shows the following signs: There are bruises, pale or overly dark colors, shiny surface, feels slightly slimy on the fingertips, has a rotten smell.
- You should buy from reputable places to ensure the origin and quality of the meat.
How to choose clean, safe pork sausage
- Clean, safe pork sausage must ensure there are no unpleasant odors, no leaking, no tears, no openings, or signs of tampering, alteration, or patching of the packaging.
- To ensure safety, you should choose pre-processed and carefully sealed pork sausage, especially from reputable addresses.
- When purchasing, you must carefully observe the information printed on the product packaging such as the brand name, specific production address, ingredients of the pork sausage, and expiration date.
Tools needed
How to make Stuffed Tomatoes using an air fryer
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Prepare the tomatoes
After purchasing the tomatoes, wash them clean, cut off the stem, and then cut off the top. Keep the top part of the tomato to use as a lid later.
Next, use a knife to scrape out all the seeds.
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Marinate the meat
You put 20g of ground pork and 10g of sausage into a bowl. Then add 1 teaspoon of minced shallots, 1/2 teaspoon of vegetable seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, and mix well, marinating for 10 minutes to let the meat absorb the spices.
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Shape the tomatoes
After the meat mixture has absorbed the spices, you start to stuff the meat mixture into each tomato. You only need to stuff the meat into 2/3 of the tomato, then spray a layer of oil on the outside of the tomato.
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Make stuffed tomatoes
First, arrange the 3 stuffed tomatoes in the air fryer and set the temperature to 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.
After 15 minutes, open the lid and add a little grated cheese and a little dried basil to each tomato, then continue baking at 200 degrees Celsius for another 5 minutes.
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Final product
Stuffed tomatoes have a faint fragrant aroma, a creamy taste from the cheese, and the meat inside is seasoned just right. You can enjoy this dish with white rice.
Above is how to make stuffed tomatoes with an air fryer extremely simple at home. With this sharing, TasteVN hopes to help you have one more delicious dish for your family meal. Wish you success in making the dish!
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