Stuffed marrow
Lots of people haven’t any idea what to do with a marrow. The easiest thing to do is to stuff it – either with some mince based filling or vegetables – and you get a delicious, healthy meal! This stuffed marrow is filled with a Bolognese-like sauce and baked for half an hour in the oven. You can make the filling ahead or use up some leftover Bolognese sauce or chilli con carne.
Ingredients
Method
- Finely chop the onion, celery, carrot then the bell peppers and mushrooms.
- Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a heavy-based dish then gently sauté the onion, celery and carrot. After about 5 minutes add the mushrooms and peppers.
- Now add the garlic and the spices and mix well for a minute or so.
- Add the mince, stir continuously until it changes colour then add the tomato purée and season with salt and pepper.
- Let it cook for about 10 minutes until the sauce gets thick.
- In the meantime set the oven to 160°C.
- Cut the marrow in half (lengthwise) and, using a spoon, scrape out the fibrous flesh. Put the hollowed marrow halves in a baking tray and spoon the mince sauce into them. Scatter some cheese on top, if liked, and bake for 25-30 minutes until the marrow flesh is tender.
- Serve warm!