Step-by-Step Guide to Make Favorite Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini

Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini is something which I have loved my entire life.

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

The ingredients needed to make Lebanese stuffed squash/zucchini:

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

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.

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