Stuffed Calabaza (Squash).
You can cook Stuffed Calabaza (Squash) using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Stuffed Calabaza (Squash)
- You need 4 of Mexican Calabacitas (or squash or zucchini).
- Prepare 1 lb of ground beef.
- Prepare 2 of Roma tomato.
- You need 1/2 of onion.
- It's 2 of garlic clove.
- Prepare 1 of chicken bouillon cube.
- You need 1 of tomato bouillon cube.
- It's 1/2 tsp of Cumin.
- Prepare of Salt.
- It's of Pepper.
- Prepare of Oil.
Stuffed Calabaza (Squash) instructions
- 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!!!**.