Ingredients for Stuffed Tomatoes
- 10-12 tomatoes beautiful and ripe
- 3 slices white bread ללא הקשה
- 1.1 lbs (½ kilogram) ground beef
- Salt
- ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 teaspoons Sugar
Instructions
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1. Cut the top third of each tomato almost all the way through but leave it attached at the end as a lid. Empty the contents of the tomatoes with a spoon into a bowl. Finely chop.
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2. Dip the slices of bread in water and squeeze. Mix the bread with the meat, season with salt and pepper and mix to a uniform and sticky mixture.
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3. Fill each tomato to the brim, lightly pack and close with the top "lid". Arrange the tomatoes stem side down in a wide oven safe pot.
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4. Pour the oil and the reserved contents of the tomatoes into the pot. Sprinkle sugar and a little salt over the tomatoes and pour a little more oil on them. Cover the pot, bring to a boil, lower the heat and cook for 40 minutes.
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5. Heat the oven to 390F (200C) degrees. Uncover, transfer the pot to the oven and bake for 20 minutes. Raise the oven heat to 480F (250C) in grill/broil mode and roast for a few more minutes until the tomatoes turn brown and most of the liquid is reduced.