Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini
Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini using 15 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini:
  1. Prepare 2 kg medium sized squash/zucchini
  2. Take 450 grams ground lean meat, uncooked
  3. Make ready 1 cup short grain rice, uncooked
  4. Prepare 1 medium tomato, grated to take off skin
  5. Get 1 medium tomato, finely diced
  6. Make ready 2 tsp salt, pepper, and allspice
  7. Prepare 2 clove medium sized garlic, grated
  8. Make ready 2 tbsp Mint, finely chopped
  9. Take 1 medium lemon, juiced
  10. Get 2 tsp vegetable oil
  11. Make ready 1 Water, enough to completely cover squash.
  12. Make ready 2 tbsp tomato paste
  13. Prepare 2 clove Garlic, grated
  14. Take 1 salt/pepper
  15. Make ready 2 tbsp lemon juice

See great recipes for Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini too! This flavorful dish of Lebanese Koosa (zucchini) is stuffed with spiced ground beef and rice and simmered in a simple tomato broth. Lebanese Koosa Mahshi is a summer squash that differs from the dark green zucchini you typically find at the supermarket. Koosa (Stuffed Zucchini) is light green and smaller in size.

Steps to make Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini:
  1. Clean squash and use the special utensil to core it out. This tool can be found in middle eastern shops.
  2. Mix rice, meat, grated tomato, chopped tomato, lemon juice, oil, garlic, mint, and spices.
  3. Stuff squash 3/4 full and tap squash on palm of hand slightly to bring down stuffing. It should not be tightly packed,keep in mind rice will soak up liquid and puff. Rice should NOT reach the top of squash, leave about an inch empty.
  4. Lay stuffed squash in a layer in pot. Keep layering them flat until they are all in the pot.
  5. Add water, enough to submerge the squash. Add the tomato paste, salt/pepper, lemon juice and grated garlic. These flavors mirror the flavors in the squash.
  6. Cover squash with a large round glass plate and top it with a kettle filled with water. This may look funny, but it will ensure they are fully submerged and will complete cooking the rice inside all at the same time.
  7. On high heat, let come to a rolling boil, bring heat down to medium and cook for 1 hour. After 1 hour, take kettle and plate off and cover with lid for 15 more min.
  8. Take one out, poke it with a fork, it should be tender. Cut it up, rice should be soft. Serve with some of the sauce on top. Enjoy.

In a pot add the tomato sauce,crushed tomatoes,garlic,salt,and mint Add the stuffed squash to pot,making sure the sauce is covering the squash, add in the necks of the yellow squash if you used that variety. Add the stuffed zucchini and any meatballs and bring to the boil. Serve the stuffed zucchini with a little of the sauce and a dollop of yoghurt. Arrange the stuffed tomatoes somewhat in the center of the cooking pan, then add the zucchini (stuffed side up) around them. Tilt the zucchini a little, this helps them cook nicely through using less liquid (it also allows the lid to close nicely on the pan).

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