How to prepare Stuffed zucchini (Kosa mihshi)

• Cut the top part of the zucchini.
• with a special core tool make small circle cut into the top of the zucchini.
• holding with a firm hand insert the core tool into the vegetable turning slightly with some pressure.
• You really need to get a feel for this when you are doing it because if you cut to deep you may split the flesh.
• So just take your time turning and removing the middle flesh of the vegetable. repeat until the filling is removed but you still have some flesh enough left between the skin.you may scrape a bit more to even out the hollow middle. Now its ready to be filled!

Stuffing the Zucchini:

• take some of the filling and begin to loosely stuff the zucchini, to insure the filling gets down into it you may tap it lightly against your hand.
• Filling until you have the tip of your pinky space on the top. be sure not to over stuff the rice is going to cook and needs to expand. Continue this until all of them have been stuffed.

Note: There are various recipes for the sauce and stufings you may use rice and meat,rice and vegtables or just meat Click here fo rmy traditional stuffed zucchini with grapeleaves recipe