Spiced Lamb Stuffed Tomatoes
- 6 medium ripe tomatoes, about 2 1/2 inch diameter
- 1 14 lbs ground lamb
- 12 cup minced onion
- 1 12 teaspoons sugar
- 34 teaspoon allspice
- 14-12 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 14 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 -2 clove garlic, minced
- salt and black pepper
- 3 teaspoons chopped fresh dill
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Remove a thin slice from the top of each tomato.
- Using a grapefruit knife, cut out the centers of the tomatoes, scrape out pulp and seeds, sprinkle insides with salt and turn upside down to drain.
- Place a large non stick skillet over high heat, add lamb and onion, stir breaking up clumps until lamb is barely pink, drain any excess fat.
- Reduce heat to medium low, add sugar, allspice, cayenne, lemon juice and simmer 5 minutes.
- Reduce heat to low add ricotta, garlic, salt and pepper and simmer 3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in dill.
- Stuff tomatoes with lamb mixture and bake 20- 25 minutes.
tomatoes, ground lamb, onion, sugar, allspice, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, ricotta cheese, clove garlic, salt, dill
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spiced-lamb-stuffed-tomatoes-64019 (may not work)