Tomato Stuffed with Pork and Wood Ear Mushrooms

I COOKED THIS DISH WITH THE HELP OF SOME AMAZING YOUNG PEOPLE I MET AT THE NGUYEN NGA CENTRE. TWELVE KIDS, ALL OF WHOM WERE HEARING OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED, WERE THE FASTEST LEARNERS I HAVE MET IN A KITCHEN.

WHEN BUYING INGREDIENTS FOR THIS RECIPE, CHOOSE TOMATOES THAT ARE SLIGHTLY UNDERRIPE, AS THEY TEND TO WORK BEST HERE, AND ASK YOUR BUTCHER TO GRIND THE REGULAR PORK MINCE MORE FINELY FOR YOU.