Main dishes

Authentic Stuffed Zucchini

The first time that I tasted the stuffed zucchinis was, at my in-law’s house during my first pregnancy and it was so good… This dish is so fulfilling!

I do not know why but I feel that I have a special connection with Middle Eastern cuisine.

 

Authentic stuffed zucchini

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Main dishes Lebanese
Serves: 6-7
Prep Time: 30 min Cooking Time: 1h30 Total Time: 2h00

Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 500g ground beef meat
  • 500g washed risotto rice
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp 7 spices
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1/2 cup of vegetable oil or olive oil
  • Vegetable
  • 18 cored zucchinis, medium size
  • Sauce
  • 1 1/2 cup of pomi tomato sauce (passata)
  • Water
  • Cinnamon (powder or stick)
  • Cumin
  • Chopped mint

Instructions

Vegetable

1

Core the zucchinis with a coring tool, keep the zucchinis leftover for soup or vegetable rice (optional)

Filling

2

Mix the meat with the washed rice, add the spices and the oil.

Cooking

3

Fill every zucchini with the rice/meat mixture. Do not overfill! Place them in a big saucepan.

4

Pour salt, tomato sauce, spices, and water.

5

After boiling, allow cooking for 1 hour on low heat.

6

If the water is evaporating too much just put the lid on.

7

Once ready, remove from the saucepan and serve with the sauce and some greek yogurt.

 

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