Spicy stuffed papaya

Ingredients for 2 servings:

• 350 g minced beef
• 1 cup vegetable broth (instant)
• 3 tbsp Parmesan, grated
• 1 tsp Tabasco
• 2 tbsp crème fraîche
• Salt
• Pepper, freshly ground
• 2 papayas
• ½ lemon(s)

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Total time approx. 15 minutes

few ingredients, great result

Place the ground beef and vegetable stock in a pot and cook uncovered until the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally. Preheat the oven to 225°C (425°F). Stir a tablespoon of Parmesan cheese, Tabasco, and crème fraîche into the ground beef and season with salt. Halve the papaya and scrape out the seeds. Make crisscross cuts in the flesh about one centimeter deep, drizzle with half a lemon, salt, and pepper. Fill the papaya halves with the dressed ground beef, sprinkle with the remaining Parmesan, and place them in a gratin dish. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 20 minutes. Then place aluminum foil over the dish, turn off the oven, and leave the papaya in the oven with the lid slightly open for another 15 minutes. Serve with curry rice and a little chili powder. Note: The papaya skin is not edible.