STUFFED ZUCCHINI IN TOMATO SAUCE OR KOUSA
This recipe is from the middle eastern cookbook by Tes Mallos. My husband is Palestinian and I have been making this for guests for quite a while, even my kids love it! This is the best recipe I have tried for zucchini or "kousa". It does take time and you will need a zucchini corer (mine was a gift from MIL). If you use an apple corer you will have to cut the zucchini into smaller segments. But this is a really wonderful dish, you could also substitute some of the zucchini for small eggplant, as this is traditionally cooked all together with both, but I like zucchini best.
Provided by loverania
Categories Vegetable
Time 1h30m
Yield 4-5 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Choose either medium or small zucchini. Wash well cut of stem end. Using a corer hollow out zucchini leaving rounded end intact. Try not to puncture the skin. Soak in salted water for 10 minutes.
- Gently fry onion in butter until transparent. Add pine nuts after 10 minutes cook with onions for another 10 minutes, stir occasionally.
- Add pan contents to ground meat, rice parsley, spice and about a teaspoon of salt and pepper and 1/4 cup of water if need to be easy to work with (I don't add water).
- Fill zucchini with stuffing. (The rice expands and the meat will shrink so fill them all the way).
- Prepare the sauce: in a frying pan gently fry chopped onion in butter. When transparent add chopped garlic cook for a few seconds and chopped peeled tomatoes, tomato paste, water and cinnamon with salt and pepper to taste.
- Ladle some of the sauce into the bottom of a heavy based pan, arrange zucchini in layers adding sauce to each layer, you may have 2-3 layers of zucchini. Or I stand them up on end with the open side up (again DH tells me this is not the "proper" way to do it but if they burn then only the one end is ruined).
- Add enough water to just cover the zucchini with sauce, you may or may not need to do this depending on how much sauce you have.
- Cover and simmer gently for 1 1/4 hours or until veggies are tender and rice is cooked.
- Serve hot or warm with sauce and Arabic pita bread for dipping.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 483.2, Fat 35, SaturatedFat 19.9, Cholesterol 106.7, Sodium 199.1, Carbohydrate 29.9, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 9.9, Protein 16.1
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Abuelo Mora
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ROCK ARAFAT
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Fahd Jee
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Rhydian Neufeld
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Yaya khan
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SD DINISLAM
[email protected]This was a great recipe! The zucchini were cooked perfectly and the tomato sauce was delicious. I would definitely make this dish again.
Reneilwe_rsa Muzila
[email protected]I thought this recipe was just okay. The zucchini were a bit bland and the tomato sauce was a bit too tangy for my taste.
Azaan Alee
[email protected]This recipe was a bit too spicy for my taste, but I still enjoyed it. The zucchini were cooked perfectly and the tomato sauce was delicious.
Raz Khan
[email protected]I loved the combination of flavors in this dish. The zucchini were cooked perfectly and the tomato sauce was delicious. I would definitely make this dish again.
Vdjxd
[email protected]This recipe was easy to follow and the results were delicious! The zucchini were tender and flavorful, and the tomato sauce was rich and tangy. I will definitely be making this dish again.
waqar an
[email protected]This recipe was a bit bland for my taste. I think it needed more herbs and spices. I also found that the zucchini were a bit too soft for my liking.
Forchung Solomon
[email protected]I'm not a big fan of zucchini, but I really enjoyed this recipe. The zucchini were cooked perfectly and the tomato sauce was delicious. I would definitely make this dish again.
Precious Zinny
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to use up leftover zucchini. I had a few zucchinis that were starting to go bad, so I decided to make this dish. It turned out great! The zucchini were tender and flavorful, and the tomato sauce was delicious.
Ismail Baba
[email protected]I made this dish for a potluck and it was a huge success! Everyone loved the combination of flavors and textures. The zucchini were cooked perfectly and the tomato sauce was rich and flavorful.
Isaac Mulenga
[email protected]This recipe was easy to follow and the results were amazing! The zucchini were stuffed with a delicious mixture of rice, vegetables, and herbs, and the tomato sauce was perfectly tangy and flavorful.
Bithe Akter
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times now and it's always a hit with my family. The zucchini are always cooked perfectly and the tomato sauce is delicious. I like to add a little bit of red pepper flakes to give it a little kick.
Aamir Munir
[email protected]This stuffed zucchini recipe is a keeper! The zucchini were tender and flavorful, and the tomato sauce was rich and tangy. I loved the addition of the herbs and spices, which gave the dish a nice depth of flavor.