Elswet's Sausage-stuffed Onions

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 large onions, hollowed, raw
• 1/2 lb lean ground chuck
• 1/4 lb ground lean lamb, may use one pound of ground chuck and omit the lamb
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt substitute, may use salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1 pinch cayenne
• 1/4 cup green onion, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons bell peppers, finely minced
• 1/2 cup cheese, finely shredded favorite style

Recipe

• 1 cut off both ends of all 4 onions, and carefully scoop out insides, leaving 2 layers of onion for your shell. set aside.
• 2 combine all remaining ingredients except cheese, and mix until thoroughly combined. spoon into onion shells, cover and bake 40 minutes in a moderate [350°f] oven. baste with its own juice after 20 minutes, and again after 40.
• 3 remove cover, add cheese, and bake for an additional 8-10 minutes.