Name: Courgettes stuffed with goat's cheese & lamb ragout
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 500g pack lamb mince or ask your butcher for minced lamb shoulder; 1 ½ tbsp olive oil; 1 onion chopped; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 4 garlic cloves grated; 500ml lamb stock; 75g manzanilla olives pitted and sliced; zest 1 lemon; 1 green chilli sliced; 1 tbsp chopped mint; 3large courgettes halved lengthways and seeds removed; 150g goat's cheese

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Courgettes stuffed with goat's cheese & lamb ragout

Courgettes stuffed with goat's cheese & lamb ragout

Tom Kerridge

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Serves 3

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 1 hr and 10 mins

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Browning the mince in these succulent veggies intensifies the flavour, which is lifted by the lemon, mint and goat's cheese

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Ingredients

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500g pack lamb mince

or ask your butcher for minced lamb shoulder
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
1 onion

chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
4 garlic cloves

grated
500ml lamb stock
75g manzanilla olives

pitted and sliced
zest 1 lemon
1 green chilli

sliced
1 tbsp chopped mint
3large courgettes

halved lengthways and seeds removed
150g goat's cheese

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal738
fat55g
saturates25g
carbs8g
sugars6g
fibre4g
protein51g
salt2g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Put the mince in a frying pan with 1 tbsp oil. Fry over a high heat until the lamb is dark and crisp, about 14 mins. Drain in a colander.
step 2

Return the pan to the heat, add the remaining oil and the onion, and fry until golden brown. Tip in the cumin and garlic, fry for 1 min, then add the mince and stock, and simmer for 20 mins. Add the olives, lemon zest, chilli, mint and some seasoning, and simmer for 5 mins more.
step 3

Sprinkle the courgettes with 1 tbsp flaky sea salt and leave in a colander for 15 mins to draw out a little moisture. Rinse under cold water, pat dry with kitchen paper, then transfer to an ovenproof dish. Fill the courgette halves with the lamb mixture and crumble over the goat’s cheese. Cook in the oven for 20-25 mins until the cheese is golden brown.

RECIPE TIPS

COURGETTES

From the same family as squash and melon, courgettes should be firm with dark green, unblemished skin. Look out for round and lighter green varieties at farmers' markets.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2016

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