Stuffed peppers II

Ingredients

 * 8 medium green peppers
 * 2 T butter
 * 4 small onions, finely chopped
 * 2 small green peppers, finely chopped
 * 1 clove garlic, minced
 * 1/2 c chopped ham
 * 1 can tomato puree
 * salt and pepper
 * 4 c fine bread crumbs
 * 2 eggs

Directions

 * 1) Cut a thin slice from steam end of each pepper.
 * 2) Remove seeds and wash.
 * 3) Dro peppers into boiling, salted water and parboil 5 min. Drain thorouhgly.
 * 4) Melt butter in skillet. Add onions, garlic and chopped pepper and saute until limp.
 * 5) Add tomato puree, ham, salt, and pepper to taste.
 * 6) Simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in bread crumbs and eggs.
 * 7) Stuff mixture into pepper shells. Sprinkle tops with cracker crumbs.
 * 8) Bake in oven of 350 for about 25 min. or until stuffing is firm and delicately browned on top.