Creole-Style Stuffed Tomatoes
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 6 creole tomatoes
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons [7.5 g] sugar
  • Bread crumbs
  • Dried parsley
  • 3 tablespoons [45 g] garlic butter
  • Cut a 1/2 inch [1.5 cm] thick slice from top of each tomato; chop slices.
  • Scoop-out and chop almost all of the inside of each tomato.
  • Salt, pepper and lightly sprinkle the inside with a little sugar; drain tomatoes upside-down on paper towels.
  • Into a small casserole, meld garlic butter; add chopped tomato tops and pulp.
  • Cook over high heat until juice is almost completely evaporated and tomatoes are soft.
  • Add enough bread crumbs to get a thick mixture.
  • Add some salt and pepper; sprinkle with parsley and remaining sugar.
  • Mix; stuff drained tomatoes with mixture.
  • Dot with garlic butter; arrange into a buttered baking dish just large enough to hold the tomatoes.
  • Bake for 10 minutes into a preheated 450°F [230°C] oven; brown under broiler.