KK came over for supper the other night and G made us a delicious light meal. Pipian (aka white courgette) stuffed with cheese and served in a sofrito with rice.
The courgette is cooked (steamed or boiled), then emptied inside and stuffed well with either Oaxaca or the soft Manchego (Mexican) cheese. This is then put into the sofrito and heated through until the cheese melts. Serve with rice. Delicious.
If you can get hold of the courgette flowers (flor de calabaza), you can use these as garnish...or...even better stuff them too! Using the same cheese and very delicate fingerwork, put the cheese inside the flowers and gently fry them.
If that doesn't appeal, you can use them in a soup (Puebla style)-- add them to boiling chicken broth, along with frozen corn, poblano chile strips and zuccini. You can also add some cheese right before serving.
Another option is to use it in quesadillas, clean the flowers and stir fry them with a little diced onion and fresh jalapeños, then fill up your tortillas with cheese and the flowers and put them on a pan on direct heat for the cheese to melt.
KK came over for supper the other night and G made us a delicious light meal. Pipian (aka white courgette) stuffed with cheese and served in a sofrito with rice.
The courgette is cooked (steamed or boiled), then emptied inside and stuffed well with either Oaxaca or the soft Manchego (Mexican) cheese. This is then put into the sofrito and heated through until the cheese melts. Serve with rice. Delicious.
If you can get hold of the courgette flowers (flor de calabaza), you can use these as garnish...or...even better stuff them too! Using the same cheese and very delicate fingerwork, put the cheese inside the flowers and gently fry them.
If that doesn't appeal, you can use them in a soup (Puebla style)-- add them to boiling chicken broth, along with frozen corn, poblano chile strips and zuccini. You can also add some cheese right before serving.
Another option is to use it in quesadillas, clean the flowers and stir fry them with a little diced onion and fresh jalapeños, then fill up your tortillas with cheese and the flowers and put them on a pan on direct heat for the cheese to melt.
