Levantine · Main

Stuffed Zucchini in Yoghurt Sauce

Name: Stuffed Zucchini in Yoghurt Sauce
Total time: 2 h 26 min
Yield: Serves 4 · 4 as a main course (6 to 8 as a starter)
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 1 kg zucchini, small or medium and even in size; salt, for layering, to taste; 300 ml cold water; 1 tbsp ghee; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tbsp pine nuts; 250 g ground lamb; 55 g short-grain white rice; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped; ½ tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp salt; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 60 ml water; 500 g plain whole-milk yoghurt; 1 egg white; 2 tsp cornstarch; 1 tsp salt; 2 cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tsp dried mint

Hollowed zucchini filled with spiced lamb and rice, simmered until soft, then finished in a garlicky stabilised yoghurt sauce with dried mint. Serve with rice or mashed potato.

YieldServes 4 · 4 as a main course (6 to 8 as a starter)
Hands-on55 min
Total2 h 26 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Zucchini

1 kgzucchini, small or medium and even in size
to tastesalt, for layering
300 mlcold water

Filling

1 tbspghee
1onion, finely chopped
1 tbsppine nutsoptional
250 gground lamb
55 gshort-grain white rice
1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
½ tspground allspice
1 tspsalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
60 mlwater

Yoghurt sauce

500 gplain whole-milk yoghurt
1egg white
2 tspcornstarch
1 tspsalt
2 clovesgarlic, crushed
1 tspdried mint

Contains

Dairy
Egg
Tree nuts
Birds' eggs (any)
Pine nut
Corn (maize)
Rice
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Zucchini
Parsley
Mint
Black and white pepper
Allspice
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy
Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weekend project

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
One pot

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

What it costs to shop for

Members can download a cost breakdown for any recipe in Excel: what to buy after trimming, how many packages, and the cost per serving, scaled to however many you’re cooking for.

Method

The method is for members

The timed method (mise en place, a cook timeline with minutes per step, and cook mode with timers) is delivered to members in their packages, adapted to how they cook.

Join: $15 a month, with a free first week Already a member? Sign in

Your first week is free. Cancel any time, in one click.