Stuffed Onions

Ingredients:

• 8-10 medium onions
• 1/2 cup of medium rice
• 2 pounds of veal
• course salt and ground black pepper
• 2 chopped onions
• 5 veal bones
• 7 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 carrot
• 2 1/2 cups of water
• 1 cup chickpeas 

Directions:

1. Before we start, make sure you get 100g of chickpeas and let them sit in cold water for the whole night.
2. Take a pot, fill it with water. Let it come to a boil.
3. Clean 8-10 onions, wash them thoroughly. Cut the onion halfway being careful not to cut all the way through. Add all of it in the water once it boils
4. Let the onions boil for 10 minutes
5. Take out the onions out of the pot and let them cool off for about 10-15 minutes
6. When the onions cool off, peel the pieces off slowly and gently. Make sure they look like this:
   
   
   
7. Let the onions sit for a while. Now its time for the sauce
8. Take two more onions, peal them, rinse them, and cut them into cubes or slices
9. Take another pot and put 7 tablespoons of vegetable oil in it, add the cut onions in the pot
10. Take 5 pieces of veal bones and add it into the pot with the onions for flavor
11. Take the 100g of chickpeas, and add it into the pot
12. Take the carrot, peel it, and chop it in chunks, add it to the pot
13. Add salt and pepper to taste 
14. Add 2 1/2 cups of water and let everything cook for an hour
15. Now your pot should look like this: 
    
    

    

    Cover the pot and let this cook for one hour

16. Now it's time to stuff the onions that were cooling down! 
17. Chop the 2 pounds of veal you have into cubes put it in a bowl
18. Take your medium rice, wash it, and add it into the bowl with the meat 
    

    

    Add Salt and pepper

19. Mix well
    
20. Now take your onions and spread the peels onto your hand gently, take some of the meat and put it in the onion, and roll it on. Repeat the process. 

    

    Wrap it gently, and make sure the onions don't fall apart

    

21. Let them sit for a little till the pot is ready.
22. When an hour passes add the stuffed onions into the pot with the carrots, chickpeas and onions. 
    
23. Cover the pot and let them cook for 45-50 minutes. 
24. Serve and enjoy!! Top it with chopped dill, and add hot sauce if desired. 

P.S. You don't have to add veal, you can add whatever you please in the stuffed onions. 

This is cultural food, so I hope you enjoy this recipe.