RECIPE | Stuffed marrows in broth
Ingredients
8 marrows
250g lean minced beef
250g lean minced pork
100g streaky bacon
100g grated cheese
100g thin pasta
1 onion
1 carrot
1 potato
1 turnip
1 lemon
2 cloves garlic
Fresh celery
Fresh parsley
Method
Peel the onion, carrot, potato and turnip and dice into small cubes
Finely chop celery and add to vegetables in a large pot of cold water
Simmer for 45 minutes and season with salt and pepper
Trim the top of the marrows and hollow out the inside with a tablespoon
Remove the rind from the bacon and slice the rashers into thin strips
Add the bacon to the minced meat, grated cheese and chopped parsley
Stuff the marrows with this mixture and drop the marrows gently into the broth
Cover the pot and allow to simmer for a further 45 minutes
Add pasta and lemon juice
Simmer for another 5 minutes
Serve immediately in glass bowls or deep soup plates
Serving suggestion
Alternatively, the marrows can be served with mashed potatoes and minted green peas.