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== Description == |
== Description == |
Revision as of 15:01, 21 March 2011
Description
Arabian stuffed vegetables - Everyone in the Midle East loves stuffed vegetables. I believe they are a desert invention. This recipe is not difficult to prepare and the results are redolent of the Arabian Nights!
- This recipe is for 4 serves.
Ingredients
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup long-grain rice raw
Stuffing
- ½ lb finely ground lamb
- ½ lb finely ground beef
- 1 pinch ground cinnamon
- ¾ tsp ground allspice
- salt to taste
- freshly-ground black pepper to taste
- 3 tbsp butter
Vegetables for stuffing
Choose any of the following or any combination. The mixture will fill:
- 4 medium tomatoes, tops cut off and hollowed out for stuffing.
- 6 medium zucchini, cut into 3-inch lengths, hollowed out with a corer, placed on end for stuffing.
- 4 medium bell peppers, tops cut off and cored and seeded for stuffing.
Cooking sauce
- ½ cup water
- ¼ cup canned tomato sauce
- 1 x lemon juice only
Directions
- In a 2-quart covered saucepan bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the rice, return to the boil, cover and turn off the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Drain and cool before proceeding with the recipe.
- Mix the cooked rice thoroughly with the stuffing ingredients.
- Fill the vegetables loosely with the rice mixture. It will expand during cooking, so do not pack; leave room at the top or the sides. Arrange the vegetables in a covered deep skillet.
- Simmer, covered, along with the water, tomato sauce and lemon juice on stovetop over low flame (30 minutes for bell peppers and zucchini; 20 minutes for tomatoes).
- Check water to see that it is not evaporating. If it gets low add more hot hater.
Variation
- Use the same hashwe to stuff a chicken or turkey or wrap in partially cooked fresh grape leaves, Swiss chard, cabbage or slices of eggplant.
- Cloves of garlic added to the cooking liquid impart authentic flavor.