Free Recipe Stuffed Melon (Missov Sekhi Dolma)

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: bake

Cooking Ingredients for Stuffed Melon (Missov Sekhi Dolma) Recipe

1 lg Cantaloupe
2 tb Butter
1/2 lb Ground lean lamb or
1/2 lb Ground lean beef
1 md Onion; finely chopped
1/2 c Long-grain white rice
– uncooked
1/4 c Pine nuts
1/4 c Dried currants
1-1/2 tb Sugar; or to taste (opt l.)
1/4 ts Cinnamon
Salt; to taste
1 c ;Water

Stuffed Melon (Missov Sekhi Dolma) Preparation

Cut about one inch off the top of the melon; reserve. This will later serve as a lid. Clean out the inside of the melon and discard seeds. With a long handled spoon, scoop out 1 cup of the center pulp and chop. In a heavy skillet, heat butter over moderate heat. Add the meat and onion; saute until browned, stirring frequently. Add the rice, pine nuts, currants, 1 tb. sugar, cinnamon, salt, chopped melon pulp and water; mix well. Cook until liquid in the pan is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool to room temperature. Sprinkle the inside of the melon with the remaining 1/2 tb. of sugar and spoon the meat stuffing into it. Cover with the reserved top; secure with wooden picks. Place in an oiled baking pan just large enough to hold the melon comfortably. Bake at 350 F. for one hour, or until tender. Uvezian writes: The exquisitely delicate flavor and aroma of this unique dish will linger in your memory. From _The Cuisine of Armenia_ by Sonia Uvezian. New York: Harper & Row, 1985. ISBN 0-06-091229-4. Pg. 207. Electronic format by Cathy Harned. From Gemini”s MASSIVE MealMaster collection

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Recipe Serves: 2

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