French Style Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 3 1/2 lb beef tomatoes
- salt
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 small onion
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1 generous teaspoon chervil
- 1 generous teaspoon tarragon
- 6 tablespoons breadcrumbs
- 2 oz butter
Instructions
- Wash and dry 6 of the tomatoes and cut lids from the tops. Peel and dice the remaining tomatoes.
- Carefully remove the insides of the whole tomatoes and dice them similarly after removing seeds and cores.
- Sprinkle the 6 whole tomatoes with salt. Finely chop the garlic and onion.
- Braise the diced tomato with a little salt, the chopped onion and garlic in a covered saucepan over a low heat for 5 minutes.
- Season the braised tomato mixture with the parsley, chervil and tarragon and use to fill the 6 tomatoes. Sprinkle each tomato with 1 tablespoon of breadcrumbs and dot with butter.
- Arrange the tomatoes in a lightly greased ovenproof dish and brown in a moderately hot oven (200°C, 400°F, gas 6) for about 10 minutes.
- Serve with: fillet steak and Chipped Potatoes
Calories: 165 kcal
Carbohydrates: 20 g
Protein: 4 g
Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 5 g
Trans Fat: 1 g
Cholesterol: 20 mg
Sodium: 155 mg
Potassium: 696 mg
Fiber: 4 g
Sugar: 8 g
Vitamin A: 2514 IU
Vitamin C: 39 mg
Calcium: 58 mg
Iron: 1 mg