Stuffed Tomatoes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 large firm red tomatoes
1 tsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
3/4 c. olive oil
2 onions, minced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 lb. lean ground beef
1/4 c. long grain rice
1/4 c. chopped parsley
1 tsp. mint (fresh or dry)
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 c. water

Preparation

Slice tops
from tomatoes and save. Remove pulp; cut in small pieces
and
save.
Sprinkle
insides
of tomatoes with sugar and salt.
Heat 1/4 cup olive oil in large skillet.
Add onion and garlic
and
saute until onion is translucent.
Add meat and
cook until no longer red.
Add rice, seasonings and tomato
pulp. Simmer
10 minutes.
Cool slightly.
Fill tomatoes 2/3 full
and place
them in a baking dish.
Put tops on tomatoes.
Drizzle remaining olive oil between tomatoes.
Add 1/2 cup water.
Bake at
350\u00b0 about 40 to 45 minutes or until rice is tender.