Stuffed Zucchini--koosa Recipe

Stuffed Zucchini--koosa

From mikku 13 years ago

Stuffed Zucchini is mainly Lebanese dish. It is known as Koosa mahshi in Arabic. A little work it needs but tastes good.

1. Hollow out each zucchini, working from one end with an apple corer, removing all seeds and leaving shells about 1/3 inch thick See Photo. Discard pulp and seeds. See Photo
2. Wash rice in several changes of cold water in a bowl until water runs almost clear, then drain in a sieve. Heat oil in a skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion, stirring, until golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute, then remove skillet from heat.
3. Transfer onion mixture to a bowl and cool slightly. Add rice, meat, allspice, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and mix well with your hands. Stuff zucchini shells with meat mixture, being careful not to pack tightly (rice will expand during cooking). See Photo
4. In pressure cooker, adjust Potatoes at the bottom following the Ribs and then adjust the stuffed Zucchini.
5. Add tomato juice, stock/water, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook for 10-20min.
Squeeze lemon over dish before serving.

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mikku 13 years ago
Yes @Sm8085. You can use lamb instead of beef.
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sm8085 13 years ago
i'll probably replace the beef with lamb, shouldn't make a huge difference right?
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elgourmand 13 years ago
Nice post, sounds delish. RJ
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Good4U 13 years ago
Lovely Post!!!
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ttaaccoo 13 years ago
This sounds very tasty! Thank you! and I love good recipes using the pressure cooker.
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