Rachel Safdie’s Mehi Kusha
October 2, 2012
Author:Myrite
Rachel Safdie’s Mehshi Kusa: You can see video here with the story here.
Ingredients:
6-8 zucchini
1 lb medium ground beef
2 Tablespoons long grain rice
20 Pieces apricot dried
salt
2-3 lemons
Preparation:
1. Rinse zucchinis in colander and trim stem. Cut in half.
2. Scoop out flesh of zucchinis using zucchini corer or melon baller. (reserve
flesh for use in soups, omelettes, or whatever else. You can freeze it).
3. Put beef in a large bowl.
4. Rinse rice and add to beef.
5. Add 2-3 ‘pinches’ each of salt, black pepper, white pepper, cinnamon and
allspice.
1. Mix well with hands, adding water until ‘soft’
6. Place stuffing inside zucchinis, loosely (the rice will swell).
2. Any remaining stuffing can be made into ‘meatballs’
7. Drizzle bottom of pot with vegetable oil.
8. Scatter some apricots on the bottom of the pot. Alternate layers of apricots
and zucchinis. If there are any meatballs they can go on top as well.
9. Juice 2-3 lemons.
10. Add a tbsp of sugar and salt. Set aside.
11. Put the pot on an element and turn to high. When you hear the ‘sizzle’, cover the contents with water and place a heavy plate over. Reduce heat to medium.
12. Add lemon juice mixture.
13. Cook on medium for 2 hours, checking every 15 minutes that the water hasn’t overreduced. The ‘sauce’ can be adjusted with more lemon, sugar,
or salt during this time.
14. When it is ready, remove plate, set zucchinis on a serving platter, and cover with remaining apricots and then the sauce. Serve hot!
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