Stuffed Zucchini (Video)

Posted by Fatmeh in Beef, Entree, Meat on 12 27th, 2008 | Comments

This creative dish is a great and tasty. The zucchini is stuffed with rice and ground beef cooked and in tomato sauce .

Prep time 1 hour  cook time 38min  Level medium

Ingredients

  • 12 - 16 pieces of small or medium zucchini
  • 1/2 lb of ground beef
  • 3 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 cups of short grain rice soaked for 30 minutes in warm water
  • 2 tbsp of shortening or vegetable oil divided into 2
  • 2 tbsp pine nuts
  • 1 large onion chopped small
  • 1 tbsp of 7 spices or all spices
  • 1/3 tsp black pepper
  • salt

Direction

  1. Wash the zucchini and cut the top part that is not eatable then take the long curved knife and from the center top of the zucchini push the knife in carefully (do not go all the way down ) now turn the knife around and take it out, the center of the zucchini is out now keep turning the knife around the inside until you have a decent whole in the middle .repeat with rest of the zucchini.
  2. In a bowl mix meat with rice add salt and the 7 spices or all spices , in a pan use half of the oil to fry the pine nut then add it to the meat rice mix .
  3. Stuff the zucchini with the meat mix half way (do not fill all the way or the rice will expend and break the zucchini).
  4. In a pot add 2 litter of water and tomato paste bring to boil meanwhile  in pan add the rest of the oil and fry the onion until stat getting tender then add to the tomato sauce add salt as desired.
  5. now drop in the stuffed zucchini, cook for 30 to 35 minutes on medium low.
  6. take one out and try to cut it with the spoon or fork and if it goes through it easily that is mean it is ready, remove the zucchini from the tomato sauce in a deep dish.
  7. I like to cook the tomato sauce for another 15 minutes until it is thickened, serve the stuffed zucchini with the tomato sauce on the side.

Tip you can use a potato peeler and in the same time choose the smallest zucchini you can find just because the potato peeler is not long enough like the one that I use.

yield 3 to 4 serving

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