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healthy meals

Stuffed Cousa or “Syrian Squash”

August 6, 2018 By marketeditor

Recipe courtesy of Marcie Place, owner of The Chocolate Spoon

INGREDIENTS                                          

*Ingredients available at the farmers’ market

●      4 small cousa or “Syrian Squash”*

●      1⁄4 cup olive oil*

●      1 teaspoon ground allspice

●      1 tablespoon salt

●      2 tablespoons tomato paste

●      1 lb diced tomatoes*

●      1 garlic clove*, crushed

●      2 cups vegetable stock

FOR THE STUFFING

●      1 small onion*, finely chopped

●      1-2  tomatoes*, finely chopped

●      1 bunch fresh parsley*, finely chopped

●      2⁄3 cup uncooked basmati rice washed and drained

●      salt and pepper

●      Optional: 1 lb ground lamb or beef

DIRECTIONS

  1. Hollow from one end of the cousa with an apple corer or a small spoon leaving about 1/4-inch-thick shell all around.
  2. Wash them thoroughly and dry.
  3. To make the stuffing, mix the ingredients for the stuffing in a bowl, add a little oil, 1/2 tsp allspice and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Stuff the cousa up to three-quarters full (do not fill to the brim as the mixture will expand when cooking and leak out).
  5. In a large casserole or saucepan, first oil the base, then place the diced tomatoes at the bottom of the pot.
  6. Sprinkle crushed garlic on top and then layer the stuffed cousa.
  7. Season with remaining half of the spices and oil.
  8. Mix the tomato paste with the vegetable stock and pour into the pot to cover the stuffed cousa.
  9. Cover the cousa with a plate or something to hold them down lightly to keep them in place while cooking so the stuffing doesn’t run out.
  10. Put the pot to cook on high heat and bring it to a boil.
  11. When it comes to boil, lower the heat and simmer gently for 1 hour.
  12. Uncover and simmer to thicken the sauce, if needed.
  13. Serve hot.

Filed Under: News, Seasonal Recipes Tagged With: eating local, farm recipes, farmers' market ingredients, healthy meals, Saratoga Farmers' Market, Seasonal Recipes, Squash, summer eats, syrian, The Chocolate Spoon

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