Thit Nhoi Ca Chua - Stuffed Meat Tomatoes

Ingredients:
- 2 lbs of ground pork
- 4 large round tomatoes
- 3 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt (1/2 tsp salt + 1 tsp chicken bouillon)
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp oyster sauce
- some green onions
- 2 small shallot
- some cilantro
- olive oil


Method:
- chop green onions, shallots and cilantro. Then set aside
- put all the ingredients and ground pork in a large bow. Then smooth the meat out with the large spoon.
- Mix the meat with chopped onions, shallots and cilantro.
- Pick up a handful of meat and throw them down to make the texture more compact and chewy. Do it about 3-4 times each.
- Cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise.
- Scoop the seeds out and stuff the meat in.
- Pour a few tbsp of olive oil on the pan and put the stuffed meat in (meat side will be down).
- Use very low heat to cook the meat (15 mins) and cover the pan
- Flip the meat side up and cook for another 5 mins.
- Serve the stuffed meat tomatoes with rice and lettuce.

With the same ingredients and methods, you can also make meat in patties and fry them. Then make tomato sauce and pour it over the meat. My husband loves this way better then stuffed meat tomatoes.