Stuffed Zucchini

Zainab Al-ZaabiChef

Ingredients

• 20 zucchini, hollowed out
  20 pieces
• 500 grams ground meat
  500 grams
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
  2 pieces
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  2 tablespoons
• Salt and black pepper
  0
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  0.5 teaspoon
• 1/2 teaspoon seven spices
  0.5 teaspoon
• 2 kilograms yogurt
  2000 grams
• 1/2 cup water
  0.5 cup
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  2 tablespoons
• Salt and pepper
  0
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  2 tablespoons
• 6 cloves of crushed garlic
  6 cloves
• Dried Mint
  0
• Boiling water and a stock cube for boiling the zucchini
  0
• Vegetable oil for frying
  0

Steps

1. 1

   To make the filling: In a pan, heat the oil and add the onions until they soften, then add the meat and stir over high heat. When the color changes, add salt, pepper, and spices, and let it cook until the meat is done and then let it cool.

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   Pan

   5 min
2. 2

   Hollow out the zucchinis (the skin of the zucchini should be thicker than that of stuffed zucchini).

   5 min
3. 3

   Fry the zucchinis in deep oil until golden brown, then drain (place them upside down in the strainer to let all the oil out from inside).

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   Pan

   Strainer

   5 min
4. 4

   Stuff the zucchinis with the meat filling, making sure to fill them well but without overstuffing.

   5 min
5. 5

   Place the zucchinis in boiling water with a dissolved stock cube and leave on high heat for a quarter of an hour, then drop them into the cooked yogurt for about twenty to thirty minutes.

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   Pot

   15 min
6. 6

   To cook the yogurt: Dissolve the cornstarch in half a cup of water, then add it to the yogurt and stir well with a whisk, then place it on the heat while stirring continuously until it boils.

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   Whisk

   Pot

   5 min
7. 7

   After boiling, add salt and pepper and drop the zucchinis into it.

   5 min
8. 8

   For the garlic sauté: In a pan, add two tablespoons of oil and garlic and stir, then remove from heat and add the mint, then pour the sauté over the yogurt in the last ten minutes.

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   Pan

   5 min

Nutrition Facts

Ingredients Nutritional Facts (per 100g)

Dried Mintper 100g

Energy276 kcal

Protein6 g

Total Fat8 g

Carbohydrate68 g

Dietary Fiber38 g

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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