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Brown in oil 1 beef short rib 1 pork rib (If you are making lasagna cook one chicken leg instead of ribs) Once browned, add 1 diced onion And cook until translucent.  then add 3 garlic cloves, minced Meanwhile! Bring to boil  1 24 oz can of whole Italian-style tomatoes  Then put through food mill.   Combine the milled tomatoes to the ribs and onion with  1 small can of tomato paste Salt and pepper 2 tsp sugar 1 tsp dried basil (or add fresh basil at the end) Let simmer for an hour then add meatballs and let simmer another hour.

Time: ? 4 medium ripe tomatoes Preheat oven to 400 cut tomatoes in half across their equator and core stem.  Push out all the flesh and seeds with your fingers, leaving cavities intact.  Salt tomatoes and let drain upside down on a drying rack for 20 minutes Combine in small bowl: 3 tbs minced garlic  4 tbs minced shallots 1/2 cup minced fresh basil 2 tsp fresh or 1 tsp dried thyme 1/4 tsp salt  1 tsp pepper 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup bread crumbs season inside of tomatoes with pepper and fill with stuffing.  Sprinkle oil on top.  Arrange tightly in baking dish.  At this point you can refrigerate until ready to finish.   bake until tomatoes are tender but not collapsing, 10-15 minutes, filling should be lightly browned. I like to brown under the broiler quickly.