Tomates Farcies (Stuffed Tomatoes)

Stuffed tomatoes is a popular cold-weather recipe in northern and eastern France. Traditionally, pork or a combination of pork and beef is used, but due to dietary restrictions we just use beef. Serve with rice.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 327 Calories

Ingredients

• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• ½ cup bread crumbs
• 1 pound ground beef
• 4 large tomatoes
• 1 pinch garlic powder, or to taste
• 1 pinch herbes de provence, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Slice tops off the tomatoes and reserve. Scoop out the pulp with a spoon and place, with juices, in a bowl.

Step 3

Sprinkle some salt into each tomato and set upside down in a casserole dish to drain excess juice. Chop tomato flesh into smaller pieces and place in the casserole dish.

Step 4

Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, herbes de Provence, garlic powder, and black pepper in the bowl; mix together with your hands. Turn tomatoes over and stuff them with beef mixture so that a small amount rises over the top. Cover with reserved tops.

Step 5

Roll up any leftover beef mixture into small bowls and place in the casserole dish.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until tomatoes are tender and beef is cooked through, 40 to 45 minutes.