Leeks Stuffed with Meat

Description
In Romanian: Praz umplut cu carne

Ingredients

 * 1¾ lb / 700 g ground meat (mixture of beef and pork recommended)
 * 4 big onions
 * 2 tablespoons rice
 * 1 slice bread
 * 3 tablespoons lard
 * 5 – 6 tomatoes or 1 tablespoon tomato sauce
 * salt
 * pepper
 * chopped dill
 * sour cream

Directions

 * 1) Grind the meat with the crustless bread slice (previously soaked and squeezed dry) and a raw onion.
 * 2) Place in a bowl and mix with rice, dill, pepper, salt and finely chopped onion slightly fried in two tablespoons of lard.
 * 3) Mix everything well.
 * 4) Cut the leeks into 3 inch pieces, blanch and remove the insides so as to get tubes.
 * 5) Fill with the ground meat mixture and place in a pan.
 * 6) Over a layer of stuffed leaks place a layer of finely chopped leeks (remaining from when you made tubes).
 * 7) Pour boiled and strained tomatoes (or tomato sauce) and add water so as to barely cover the leeks.
 * 8) Set to boil and when almost ready, place in the oven until the liquid is reduced well.
 * 9) Serve with sour cream.