Baked Tomatoes with Meat in Foil

Name: Baked Tomatoes with Meat in Foil
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 400 g Any type of meat

Hearty tomato cups stuffed with minced meat and spices - perfect for a festive dinner. Minced meat tastes best with cilantro, basil, and savory (citron, also called Bulgarian chubritsa, Uzbek jambyl, or Moldavian chimbru). I often bake tomatoes in foil, seasoning with oil and spices, and serve them as a side dish. But today I’ll show how, by baking tomatoes in foil, I serve them as a main dish with a side.

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Updated : 23 March, 2026

Easy

About 30 min.

Ingredients

400 grams

Any type of meat

6

Tomato

1

Onions

1

Hot chili pepper

30 grams

Greens

2

Garlic

100 grams

Melted cheese

50 grams

Fatback

1

Eggs

1 tablespoon

Table salt

Table

Table of volume measurements:

teaspoon - 5 ml
dessert spoon - 10 ml
tablespoon - 20 ml
glass - 200 ml

Preparation

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Step 1

Prepare the ingredients.

Step 2

Wash the meat.

Step 3

Boil it.

Step 4

Separate from the bones.

Step 5

Grind through a meat grinder.

Step 6

Add pepper and herbs.

Step 7

Chop onion and lard.

Step 8

… fry them.

Step 9

Add the minced meat.

Step 10

Wash the tomatoes.

Step 11

Remove the core.

Step 12

Make a hollow.

Step 13

Grate the pulp…

Step 14

… and garlic.

Step 15

Add to the minced meat.

Step 16

Add herbs…

Step 17

… and a raw egg.

Step 18

Fill the tomatoes…

Step 19

… with minced meat and mayonnaise.

Step 20

Wrap in foil.

Step 21

Place in the oven.

Step 22

Bake…

Step 23

… until golden brown.

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