Ardei umpluti (stuffed bell pepper)

Ingredients :

12 medium peppers
1 3/4 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
1/2 onion
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon flour
salt, chopped parsley
1 tablespoon lard
sour cream

Procedure :

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