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Stuffed squash
Dish common in Egypt and the former Ottoman domain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Stuffed squash, courgette, marrow, mahshi, kousa, or zucchini is a dish common in Egypt,[1] the Levant and the Balkans. It is a kind of dolma and It consists of various kinds of squash or zucchini stuffed with rice and sometimes meat and cooked on the stovetop or in the oven. The meat version is served hot, as a main course. The meatless version is considered an "olive-oil dish" and is often eaten at room temperature or warm.
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Preparation
The placenta and seeds of larger, shorter, cylindrical immature squashes are pulled off, and the further proceeding is similar as for punjene paprike or sarma.[2] Often, punjene tikvice (stuffed squashes) and punjene paprike (stuffed peppers) are made together, as a mixed dish.[3]
Name
- Kousa mahshi, stuffed zucchini
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Canada
In Canada, stuffed squash is often prepared with tomato sauce or spaghetti sauce as well as with melted cheese on top.[4]
Egypt
Mahshi kosa (Egyptian Arabic: محشي كوسا) is a traditional stuffed squash dish eaten in Egypt, it is a type of dolma consisting of squash that is cored and stuffed with a seasoned filling of rice and herbs.[5] The stuffing typically includes short-grain rice mixed with parsley, dill, and cilantro, flavored with cumin, coriander, salt, and black pepper.[6][7] The squash are then gently simmered in a spiced tomato sauce, allowing the rice to absorb the liquid while the zucchini becomes tender.[5][6]
Levant
In the Levant, this dish is flavoured with mint and garlic. In Cyprus, the flowers of the marrow are also stuffed.[8]
The cultivar is called 'Cousa' in Robinson and Decker-Walters (1997)[9] p. 77: "Some summer squash cultivars, e.g. the vegetable marrows (Cucurbita pepo) are consumed when almost mature. In the Middle East, nearly mature fruits of 'Cousa' are stuffed with meat and other ingredients, then baked".
Turkey
In traditional Turkish cuisine, stuffed zucchini (Turkish: kabak dolması) commonly contains ground beef in addition to rice and sometimes vegetables, herbs and spices. It is often served with both yogurt and a tomato-based sauce.[10]
See also
- List of squash and pumpkin dishes
- List of stuffed dishes
- Sheikh al-mahshi, zucchini stuffed with minced lamb meat and pine nuts in yogurt sauce
References
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