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Kusa Mihshi

Amy Fidel
Stuffed zucchini
Ingredients Instructions

Ingredients
  

  • 3 pounds zucchini squash not too long
  • 3/4 cup long-grain rice uncooked
  • 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
  • 14.5 ounces canned tomatoes petite diced
  • garlic minced to taste
  • mint chopped to taste
  • 4 ounces tomato paste
  • 1 cup water
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  1. Cut off tops of squash and gradually core. Rinse in cold water with minced garlic and mint. (Soak while preparing stuffing.)
  2. Combine rice, ground beef, 1/4 to 1/2 cup tomatoes, salt and pepper. Parboil for 5-10 minutes with 1/4 cup water (until water begins to evaporate.) Stuff squash loosely.
  3. Sauté minced garlic and 1-2 teaspoons mint in olive oil. Add remaining tomatoes, tomato paste and 1 cup water. Bring to a boil. Add squash and cook on low 30-45 minutes.