Dolma (Algerian Stuffed Vegetables)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 zucchini (each about 7 inches long)
- 2 potatoes (each about 4 inches long)
- 1⁄2 lb ground beef or 1/2 lb lamb
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped, divided
- 2 tablespoons rice, uncooked
- 1 tablespoon onion, chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, divided
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1⁄3 cup onion, chopped
- 1 lb lamb shank, in 4 pieces
- 3 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup chickpeas
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
directions
- Peel the zucchini and potatoes.
- Chop the stem off the zucchinis.
- Chop the potatoes and zucchini in half short ways so now you have 4 zucchini pieces, each about 3 inches long and 4 potato pieces, each about 2 inches long.
- Carefully scoop out the inside of each zucchini piece, leaving a wall about 1/4 inch thick around. Discard the scooped out part.
- Carefully scoop out each potato in the same manner but save the scooped out portion.
- Mix together the ground meat, 1 tablespoon of parsley, rice, egg, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
- Stuff the meat mixture into the potatoes and zucchini, loosely.
- Heat oil in large pan and saute onion and lamb together.
- Add the water and bring to boil over medium high heat.
- Add the chick peas, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes.
- Put the stuffed vegetables in the sauce along with the reserved potato pieces. Cook covered for 1/2 hour.
- Remove from heat and add lemon juice and 1 tbsp parsley.
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