Lebanese: Stuffed Zucchini, Potatoes, & Cabbage - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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1/2 cup rice, uncooked
4 ounces tomato sauce
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 dash cinnamon
1 cup lean ground beef or 1 cup ground lamb
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 dash black pepper
6 baby zucchini, par boiled and center scooped out
3 potatoes, peeled, halved and center scooped out
1 head cabbage, leaves taken off whole and blanched
1 beef bone
1 lb tomatoes
1/2 pint water
Preparation
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In a bowl combine the rice, tomato sauce, allspice, cinnamon, ground meat, salt and pepper.
Stuff the zucchini and potatoes with the meat mixture.
Roll remainder of meat mixture in the blanched cabbage leaves (cigarette style); about 1 - 2 T each.
In a large pot put 1/2 of the rolled cabbage leaves flat on the bottom.
Place beef bone on top of cabbage.
Next, layer the zucchini, then potatoes, then the remainder of the cabbage rolls.
Top with tomatoes and water.
Cook, covered, over medium heat for about 25 minutes.
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