Peppers Filled with Meat

Description
In Romanian: Ardei umpluti cu carne

Ingredients

 * 12 medium peppers
 * 1¾ lb / 750 g ground meat
 * 2 onions
 * 2 tablespoons rice
 * 1 tablespoon lard
 * chopped parsley and dill
 * salt
 * pepper
 * 2 tomatoes

Sauce

 * 1 lb / 500 g tomatoes
 * ½ onion
 * 1 teaspoon sugar
 * ½ teaspoon flour
 * salt
 * chopped parsley
 * 1 tablespoon lard
 * sour cream

Directions

 * 1) Wash the peppers, dry, core and remove the seeds.
 * 2) Mix the meat with two finely chopped raw or fried onions, a tablespoon of lard, rice, chopped parsley and dill, pepper and salt.
 * 3) Mix everything well and use this mixture to fill the peppers.
 * 4) Put one tomato slice as a lid on each pepper.
 * 5) Arrange in a pan and pour the following sauce on top.
 * 6) Fry the finely chopped onion and flour in lard until golden; add tomato sauce (from boiled and strained tomatoes).
 * 7) Add sugar and salt.
 * 8) If the sauce does not cover the peppers add some water.
 * 9) Spread some chopped parsley, set to boil for a little while then place in the oven to bake until done.
 * 10) Serve with sour cream.