Bolognese onions

Ingredients

• 4 pcs White onions, as big as possible
• 300 g Minced beef, good quality
• 5 pcs Plum tomatoes, diced
• 1 pcs Red bell pepper, finely diced
• 200 ml Tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp Sea salt
• 1 bunch Basil, fresh, chopped
• 3 pinch Salt
• 1 pinch Pepper, black ground

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Lightly oil a baking dish.
2. In a saucepan heat the oil. Add minced beef, salt, black pepper and cook until it gets lighter.
3. Add chopped tomatoes, bell pepper and cook for 5 minutes.
4. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, bring the water to a boil. While it's heating, peel the onions.
6. Add the peeled onions; boil for 12 to 15 minutes, or until tender. Avoid overcooking, they need to be tender but not mushy.
7. Drain, cool and slice off the tops. Remove the centers, leaving the shell intact.
8. Chop onion centers and set aside.
9. Add the chopped onions and tomato sauce to the meat and reheat it till fragrant.
10. At the end, fold in chopped basil.
11. Spoon the mixture into onion shells.
12. Place onions in the prepared baking dish.
13. Cover and bake for 15 minutes. Uncover, and bake an additional 5 minutes.