(Courgette/Zucchini Boats – from Argentina)
Ingredients: serves 4 starters/2mains
- 1 medium large courgette/zucchini
- 1 spring onion bulb finely sliced
- 1 slice thick-cut smoked ham diced
- 3 rashers smoked bacon diced
- 3 mushrooms diced
- ¼ green pepper diced
- ¼ red pepper diced
- 2 tomatoes, peeled, pipped & diced
- ½ teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- butter & oil
- dried oregano
- salt & pepper
- white wine
- cream
- grated cheese
Method:
- par boil the courgette/zucchini for 5 minutes and allow to cool
- meanwhile prepare the other ingredients
- cut the courgette/zucchini in half length ways
- scoop out the soft seedy centre
- fry the filling ingredients in some butter and oil starting with the onion, bacon, garlic and oregano
- add the peppers
- then the mushrooms
- followed by the tomato
- and finally the ham
- infuse with white wine
- and add the cream. season and reduce to a fairly stiff sauce mixture
- fill the centre of the courgette/zucchini boats
- top with the grated cheese
- bake in a pre-heated oven at 200°C until the cheese is bubbling and golden brown (about 10 minutes)
Serve by cutting each boat into 2 to make 4 starters or as a main course with salad
Enjoy!
