Stuffed cucumbers

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 cucumbers (snake cucumbers)
• 350 g Mett (pork meat), unseasoned
• 1 onion(s)
• ½ tsp mustard, medium hot
• 1 egg(s)
• some salt
• some black pepper
• 1 tbsp dill, fresh or frozen
• 100 g cheese, e.g. Gouda, Edam or Parmesan
• some breadcrumbs
• 50 g butter
• 200 ml water

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 45 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour

Snake cucumbers with minced meat filling

Wash the cucumbers, halve them lengthwise, and remove the seeds using a tablespoon. Finely chop the inside of the cucumber and mix with the finely chopped onion, egg, mustard, salt, pepper, and dill. Mix in the minced meat and breadcrumbs until it reaches a workable consistency. This also ensures that the filling doesn’t dry out. Place the cucumbers, open-side up, in an ovenproof dish and spread the filling on top. Then add a knob of butter and the water to the dish and sprinkle the cucumbers with the cheese. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees (top/bottom heat) for 30-45 minutes. The surface should have a nice golden brown color and the cucumbers should be soft. Adjust the temperature halfway through if necessary.