Stuffed zucchini

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 6 m.-large zucchini
• 300 g minced meat, mixed
• 2 eggs
• 4 tbsp cheese (Grana Padano)
• some salt
• some pepper, from the mill
• some sweet paprika powder
• 3 tbsp parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves
• 500 g tomato sauce, pureed
• 1 pinch(s) of sugar
• 50 g butter
• 1 small onion(s)
• some olive oil

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 30 minutes; Total time approx. 50 minutes

Wash and dry the zucchini, and trim off the top and bottom ends. Split the zucchini in half. Hollow out the flesh with an apple corer. Dice the hollowed-out flesh. Dice the onion and garlic. Put the butter in a pan and fry the diced onion and zucchini until golden brown, then simmer for about 10 minutes. Place the minced meat in a bowl. Add the eggs, cheese, parsley, and the diced onion and zucchini from the pan. Season with salt, pepper, and paprika. Mix all ingredients well and stuff the hollowed-out zucchini with the mixture. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the diced garlic and the stuffed zucchini on all sides. Deglaze with the passata and season the sauce again with salt, pepper, and a pinch of sugar. Simmer with the lid on over low heat. Remove from the pan and serve on plates. As a light meal with baguette or as a main course with rice or potatoes.