Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, stuffed calabaza (squash). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Stuffed Calabaza (Squash) is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Stuffed Calabaza (Squash) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have stuffed calabaza (squash) using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Calabaza (Squash):
- Make ready 4 Mexican Calabacitas (or squash or zucchini)
- Take 1 lb ground beef
- Take 2 Roma tomato
- Get 1/2 onion
- Get 2 garlic clove
- Prepare 1 chicken bouillon cube
- Prepare 1 tomato bouillon cube
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Cumin
- Take Salt
- Get Pepper
- Take Oil
Steps to make Stuffed Calabaza (Squash):
- Place ground beef, in pan with Salt, Pepper
- Add 1 garlic and 1/4 of onion onion (cut into small pieces). Cook meat and set aside.
- Blend tomatoes, other 1/4 onion, 1 garlic, chicken and tomato bouillon cube, and cumins
- Heat 2-3 tablespoons of oil into deep sauce pan (where squash/zucchini could fit)
- Pour blended mixture into hot oil and allow to boil; turn off heat and set aside
- Cut both ends of squash/zucchini
- Thickest side begin to take out the inside of squash (do not throw away)
- Once hollow, stuff meat (or any desired stuffing e.g. Cheese) into squash/zucchini leaving room to place some of the squash insides back into squash to keep meat from coming out
- Place stuffed squash into saucepan of mixture
- Add enough water to cover squash (about 2-3cups); add salt to taste
- Set to boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until squash is tender (but not breaking apart) ~30 minutes
- Make sure to taste for salt; could stuff with meat AND cheese!!!**
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