Braised Cucumbers Stuffed with Ground Meat
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Health Score:
85 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
30 min.
Preparation
ready in 1 hr 10 min.
Ready in
Calories:
620
calories
Calories
Nutritional values
1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
| Calorie | 620 cal. | (30 %) | ||
| Protein | 35 g | (36 %) | ||
| Fat | 45 g | (39 %) | ||
| Carbohydrates | 18 g | (12 %) | ||
| Sugar added | 0 g | (0 %) | ||
| Roughage | 8.5 g | (28 %) |
more nutritional values
| Vitamin A | 0.7 mg | (88 %) | ||
| Vitamin D | 0.1 μg | (1 %) | ||
| Vitamin E | 11.2 mg | (93 %) | ||
| Vitamin K | 112.5 μg | (188 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁ | 0.7 mg | (70 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₂ | 0.6 mg | (55 %) | ||
| Niacin | 16.8 mg | (140 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₆ | 0.8 mg | (57 %) | ||
| Folate | 152 μg | (51 %) | ||
| Pantothenic acid | 2.8 mg | (47 %) | ||
| Biotin | 16.5 μg | (37 %) | ||
| Vitamin B₁₂ | 5 μg | (167 %) | ||
| Vitamin C | 80 mg | (84 %) | ||
| Potassium | 2,053 mg | (51 %) | ||
| Calcium | 166 mg | (17 %) | ||
| Magnesium | 110 mg | (37 %) | ||
| Iron | 4.8 mg | (32 %) | ||
| Iodine | 32 μg | (16 %) | ||
| Zinc | 6.8 mg | (85 %) | ||
| Saturated fatty acids | 15.1 g | |||
| Uric acid | 240 mg | |||
| Cholesterol | 105 mg | |||
| Complete sugar | 17 g |
Author of this recipe:
EAT-SMARTER
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Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 4 Braised Cucumbers (each about 400 g)
- 1 onion
- 2 Tbsps sunflower oil
- 600 grams Ground meat
- 300 grams crushed Tomatoes (canned)
- 2 Tbsps freshly chopped Fresh herbs (e.g. basil and oregano)
- salt
- fresh peppers
- vegetable oil (for the roasting pan)
- cayenne pepper
- 50 milliliters Whipped cream
- Basil (for garnish)
Preparation steps
1.
Peel cucumber and cut in half lengthwise. Scrape out seeds with a spoon. Peel and finely chop onion. Cook onion in oil until translucent. Add ground meat and cook, breaking it up until crumbly. Rinse tomatoes, quarter and puree. Add approximately 100 grams (approximately 3 1/2 ounces) of the tomatoes, along with herbs, to ground meat. Season with salt and pepper. Fill cucumber halves with mixture.
2.
Add remaining tomatoes to an oiled roasting pan. Season with salt and cayenne pepper. Put in stuffed cucumber halves.
3.
Cover and simmer over low heat until the cucumbers are soft, about 30 minutes. Stir cream into the sauce. Serve cucumbers with sauce and garnish with basil.
