Mahshy Kosa (Stuffed Zucchini)
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Mahshy Kosa (Stuffed Zucchini)

Ingredients

  • 2 pound medium size zucchini
  • 1/2 pound ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 1 cup rice
  • 2 tablespoon butter, room temperature
  • 8 ounce canned tomato sauce
  • 1 cup water

Directions

  1. Peel the zucchini and scrape out the center leaving a shell about h inch thick.
  2. To prepare the stuffing: add meat, onion, salt, pepper, rice, h can tomato sauce, and one tablespoon butter.
  3. Mix all very well with hands.
  4. Fill the centers of the zucchini with the meat-rice mixture.
  5. In a medium saucepan put the stuffed zucchini.
  6. Cover with rest of the tomato sauce, 1 cup of water and one tablespoon butter.
  7. Cook over medium low heat for about 45 minutes.
  8. Serve hot.

Other Information

Author: Soad Mansour, Layla Risk, Suzy Grindi

Source: Festival of American Folklife: Egyptian Recipes (1976-01-01)

Category: Meat

Ingredients: zucchini, ground beef, onion, salt, pepper, rice, butter, tomato sauce, water

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, bowl, saucepan

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