Stuffed courgettes with parsley sauce recipe

Stuffed Courgettes with Parsley Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

4 medium	courgettes
1 large	beef tomato
2 clove(s)	garlic
1 tsp	salt
300 g	minced meat, beef and pork
½ tsp	white pepper
½ tsp	thyme
2 tbsp	breadcrumbs
1	egg
2 tbsp	butter
	For the sauce:
150 ml	vegetable stock
1 bunch(es)	parsley
1	onion
125 ml	crème fraîche
	salt and pepper

Instructions

Trim the courgettes on both ends. Put into boiling water and cook for 3 minutes. Add the tomato in the last 30 seconds. Take out all vegetables and peel, seed and dice the tomato.

Peel the garlic, sprinkle with salt and crush. Put into a bowl, add the minced meat, tomato, spices, thyme, breadcrumbs and the egg.

Cut the courgettes in half lengthwise and scoop out the flesh, leaving a shell of approximately ½ a cm. Chop the courgette flesh and mix into to the meat mixture. Knead until well combined.

Fill the courgette halves with the meat mixture. Place the courgettes into a greased casserole dish. Bake in the preheated oven (200 degrees) for about 30 minutes.

Chop finely parsley and onion. In a small saucepan, heat the stock and cook onion and parsley for 2 minutes. Stir in the crème fraîche, cook stirring for another minute and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Serve the courgettes with the sauce and fresh white bread.

Preparation time:
ca. 30 min
Cooking / Baking Time:
ca. 45 min
Grade of difficulty:
medium
Calories per portion:
n/a