Recipe
Turkish Stuffed Zucchini Recipe
Posted by : unknown
Preparation time : 30 Min
Cooking time : 20 Min
Level of difficulty : Medium
Ingredients
3 servings
- 5 small zucchini, washed
- 6 cups (150 ml) hot water
- 2 tbsp crushed tomato
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Filling:
- 150 gr medium ground beef
- 2 tbsp rice, washed and drained
- 3 fresh onion, chopped
- 2 cups (50 ml) water
- Salt
- Pepper
- Sauce:
- 1/2 cup yogurt
- 2 tbsp dill, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, smashed
- Salt
Preparation
- Wash the zucchini and cut off a thin slice of the bottom of each one, so that they can stand up straight. Cut off the tops and carve out the insides.
- Mix all the filling ingredients (ground beef, rice, fresh onion, water, salt and pepper) with a teaspoon and stuff the zucchini. Leave some room at the top. Place them in a small cooking pot.
- Mix the hot water, crushed tomato and olive oil and pour into the pot from the side. Cover the lid and cook for about 20 minutes over medium heat.
- Place cooked zucchini on a service plate. Pour some of the sauce from the pot on top of them.
- Mix the yogurt sauce ingredients and serve aside the zucchini.
