Stuffed Tomato (2nd)

Ingredients

• 4-5 beefsteak tomatoes
• 6 sweet peppers
• 2 tsp of butter
• pinch of salt
• 1-2 slices of bread

Directions

1. Preheat standard oven to 350°.
2. Rinse tomatoes and sweet peppers.
3. Slice off the tops of tomatoes and gently cut out the heart leaving the skin of the tomato in tact.
4. Dice the heart of the tomatoes and sweet peppers into chunks.
5. Add about a 1/4 c of soaked bread, 1 tsp of softened butter, and pinch of salt to the diced chunks.
6. Mix gently then add a large spoonful to each of the tomato skins.
7. Cut the rest of the bread into small cubes and mix with 1 softened tsp of butter.
8. Sprinkle the top of each tomato stuffing with the bread pieces.
9. Place tomatoes in an oven safe bake dish and place into oven until golden brown (approx 8-12 minutes).

Source — New Orleans Cookbook 
Prepared by Tara M Kennedy
3/13/2022