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Stuffed zucchini with minced meat baked in the oven
Stuffed zucchini with minced meat baked in the oven is a delicious and healthy dish. Zucchini is particularly beneficial at the beginning of summer, during their ripening, when the vegetable is still young and the seeds inside are not large. For preparation, you will also need minced meat, beef and pork (50/50), boiled rice, onion, and spices. This dish is easy to prepare and is suitable for a family dinner or even a celebration. Stuffed zucchini with minced meat is served with sour cream, mayonnaise, or ketchup. To cook delicious baked stuffed zucchini with minced meat in the oven, take note of this step-by-step recipe with photos.
Caloric content: 45 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.
Ingredients
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- young zucchini – 3 pcs. (medium);
- onion – 1 pcs. (large) or 2 pcs. (medium);
- minced meat (pork + beef) – 350 g;
- boiled rice – 150 g;
- tomato paste – 70 g;
- tomatoes – 4-5 pcs. (medium) or about 10 pcs. (small);
- salt – to taste;
- black ground pepper – to taste;
- spices for minced meat – 1-2 tsp;
- paprika – 1 tsp;
- allspice – 5-6 pcs;
- young garlic – 2-3 cloves;
- bay leaf – 2 pcs.
Preparation
- For preparation, you will need three young zucchini of medium size. The zucchini should be washed very well, as we will not peel the skin. We will only remove the ends - the tail and the tip.
- Cut the zucchini into pieces about five centimeters wide.
- Using a teaspoon, scoop out the middle of the zucchini, but not all the way through. You should leave a bottom on the piece. We have mini "glasses". Salt the inside of the zucchini and set aside for now.
- Prepare the minced meat. Take two pieces of meat, beef and pork, and grind them using a meat grinder.
- We will add onion and rice to the minced meat.
- Boil the rice until half-cooked. Do not salt. Finely chop the onion or mince it with the meat in the meat grinder.
- Add the onion and rice to the meat and mix well for three to four minutes.
- We will also add salt, black pepper, and other spices to the minced meat to taste and desire. Take half of them from the norm. The rest will be needed for the sauce, plus allspice and bay leaf.
- Add the spices to the minced meat and mix well again. If the minced meat is a bit dense, you can add one or two tablespoons of water.
- While we were preparing the minced meat, our zucchini "glasses" have salted nicely. Fill them with the minced meat.
- The sauce can be prepared from tomato paste and sour cream. But during the season of young vegetables, the sauce can be made even more beneficial and tasty.
To prepare the sauce, put the scooped out zucchini centers in a bowl, add fresh tomatoes. A couple of cloves of young garlic will give flavor to the zucchini, but this is optional.
- Blend the vegetables well with a blender.
- If the sauce seems not too rich, you can still add a couple of spoons of tomato paste and sour cream. Blend the mixture a little more.
- Make the sauce tasty. Add salt, sugar, and spices.
- Pour a little sauce on the bottom of the dish and place the "glasses" with the minced meat.
- Pour the remaining sauce, making sure to cover the minced meat with the sauce.
- Place the dish with zucchini in the oven, which has been preheated to t-180 °C. Cook the zucchini for thirty-five to forty minutes.
- Stuffed zucchini with minced meat baked in the oven is ready. Let the zucchini cool a little and serve in portions. It can be served with the sauce in which the zucchini were cooked, with sour cream or ketchup. Side dishes can be boiled rice, young potatoes, or mashed potatoes. Fresh vegetables will also be great.
Enjoy your meal!
