Tomato Farci

Ingredients

• one quart of fresh tomatoes
• two Spanish onions
• four tablespoonsfuls of bread crumbs
• three ounces of butter
• one-half teaspoonful of salt
• one teaspoonful of pepper

Method

1. 1

   Soak onions in boiling water overnight, then slice.

2. 2

   Brown onion slices in butter.

3. 3

   Layer sliced tomatoes and browned onions in a dish, alternating with bread crumbs, and top with remaining crumbs and butter.

4. 4

   Bake for 45 minutes.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The art of cooking (1880) by Matilda Lees Dods, page 44. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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