Baked Paw Paw With Meat Filling - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/2 - 3 kg raw green pawpaw, cut in half length ways & de seeded
2 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil
2 ounces onions, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
500 g lean ground beef
4 medium sized tomatoes, finely chopped
1/2 teaspoon pepper sauce
sweet chili sauce, to taste
salt & pepper
125 g grated parmesan cheese

Preparation

Pre heat oven to 180oC (350oF).
Heat oil in large frypan, and saute onions and garlic.
Stir in beef; cook to well done.
Add tomatoes and other seasonings.
Cook briskly stirring occasionally until liquid has reduced.
Taste for seasoning--adjust if needed.
Spoon meat mixture into pawpaw shells.
Place shells side by side in shallow pan.
Place pan in centre of oven.
Pour in enough boiling water to come up to approx 1\" of sides of pawpaw.
Sprinkle some grated cheese on top.
Bake for about 30 minutes until pawpaw shows no resistance when pierced with a skewer and top is delicately browned.
To serve, transfer the pawpaw shells to a large heated dish and top further with remaining cheese.