Tomates Reinados (Stuffed Tomatoes with Meat)

Ingredients

• 8 medium tomatoes
• 1/2 kg ground meat
• 1 small onion , chopped
• 1 Tbs bread crumbs
• 2 eggs (1 for the filling, 1 for frying)
• 3 Tbs tomato paste mixed with water to get about 1 C or 1 C tomato sauce
• 1 tsp salt
• a pinch of pepper
• about 1 C flour

Directions

1. Cut the tomatoes in 2 halves
2. Using a small spoon, scoop out the pulp.
3. Mix together ground meat, onion, bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper.
4. Stuff the tomato halves.
5. Prepare a baking dish or a large pan. Put a layer of chopped onions at the bottom. Pour over half of the tomato sauce.
6. Prepare a bowl with a beaten egg, and a plate with flour, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper.
7. Dip the top of stuffed tomato half in flour. Shake the excess flour.
8. Afterwards dip in beaten egg.
9. Fry the top side of the stuffed tomatoes in small amount of hot oil until golden brown.
10. Place them in the baking dish or in the large pot.
11. Pour the rest of the tomato sauce over the stuffed and fried tomato halves.
12. Bake, covered in 200 C oven for about 1 hour, Or you can cook them in medium heat, in a large pan covered with a lid.