Stuffed vegetable barquettes
Beef
Stuffed vegetable barquettes
An extremely satisfying meal in one. Perhaps serve with some crusty bread to mop up the juices.
Ingredients
- 50g cooked ham, finely chopped
- 350g minced beef
- 2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- 1 egg, beaten
- 3 tbsp Parmesan, grated
- 4 small squash, peppers or courgettes,cut in half, most flesh removed
- 2 tbsp each butter and olive oil
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 25g bacon lardons
- 4 tbsp passata
- 250ml dry white wine
- 50g breadcrumbs
Method
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Step 1
Mix the ham, beef, parsley, egg and 2 tablespoons of Parmesan. Season and fill the veg shells.
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Step 2
Heat the oil and butter in a pan, and gently cook the onion, garlic and lardons for 10 minutes. Add the stuffed vegetables (skin side down) and cook for a few more minutes.
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Step 3
Mix the wine and passata and add to the pan. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Step 4
Mix the breadcrumbs with the last tablespoon of Parmesan and sprinkle over the barquettes. Grill for 2-3 minutes until the top begins to brown.
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Step 5
If you don't have a grill, switch your oven to maximum, cut the cooking time to 20 minutes, after which you sprinkle on the breadcrumbs and bake for a further 10 minutes. Spoon over the cooking juices and serve.
