Stuffed Onion Leaves - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 or 5 very large yellow onions
1 lb. ground lean lamb, beef or pork
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground allspice
fresh ground pepper and salt to taste
1/2 c. long-grain rice, soaked in water for 1/2 hour, then drained
3 ripe tomatoes, diced
1/3 c. beef stock

Preparation

Place the whole, unpeeled onions in a pot and cover with water.
Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer.
Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Remove, drain and cool the onions so that you can handle them.