Stuffed zucchini 
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- Serves: 4

- Type: main


Background
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This is one of my mom's recipes. I learnt to prepare it when I was a teenager and I cooked from time to time and sometimes I like to vary it with different ingredients (for example: adding some diced gouda cheese, white sauce, etc) and it is really tasty and help you to come out with a nice meal. 

Ingredients
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- 4 medium zucchini
- 1 egg
- 1 shallot
- 2 garlic cloves (or garlic paste)
- 500 grams minced meat (I prefer beef)
- 1 teaspoon grounded cumin
- 1 tablespoon paprika powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Butter
- Olive oil
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 50 grams parmesan cheese
- 1 tablespoon Worcester sauce

Steps
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#. Cut the zucchini vertically in half
#. Steam the zucchini. Remove carefully the seeds, leaving some space in the top and bottom of the zucchini.
#. Place the zucchini on a greased oven dish, with the zucchini skin down.
 
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	Preparing the zucchini

#. Dice the shallots, the garlic and the steam cooked zucchini seeds
#. Heat some oil in a fry pan, sauté the diced shallots and garlic
#. Add the minced meat, the paprika, salt and pepper and stir fry
#. Add the seeds and stir fry for a few minutes. Add the egg
#. Add some grated parmesan cheese (if you want you can also add some bread crumbs) 
#. Fill the zucchini
#. Sprinkle some grated parmesan cheese and put on some butter on
#. Bake it at 180°C for 15 minutes or au gratin (when the parmesan cheese will be melted and brown). Serve warm

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	Preparing the stuffing