🎼 Perfect partnerKuru Köfte Tarifi
🥙 ⏱️ 35 min
Oven + stovetop — no fighting over heatShares 13 ingredients (karabiber, barda, biber)
👨🍳 Instructions
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Wash the zucchini
2
Peel the zucchini in a striped pattern with a vegetable peeler
3
Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise
4
Carefully hollow out the insides of the zucchini using a spoon or melon baller
5
Finely dice the onion and green bell pepper, and mince the parsley for the filling
6
In a large bowl, combine the washed rice, minced parsley, diced onion and pepper, ground meat, tomato paste, vegetable oil, salt, and spices (pepper and red pepper flakes), then mix well with your hands until fully combined
7
Fill the hollowed zucchini halves with the prepared filling using a teaspoon
8
Arrange the stuffed zucchini halves in a pot or baking dish
9
Dice the tomato into small pieces
10
Arrange the diced tomato on top of the stuffed zucchini to cover them
11
For the sauce, dissolve 1/2 tablespoon of tomato paste in 1.5 cups of hot water
12
Pour the sauce into the pot over the stuffed zucchini
13
Cover the pot with a lid and cook over medium heat until the mixture comes to a boil
14
Reduce to low heat and simmer until the rice is cooked through and the zucchini are tender
15
Serve the cooked kabak dolması while warm or at room temperature, whole or cut into rings as preferred
16
Serve with garlic yogurt on the side or drizzled on top, and enjoy your meal
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You're all done!
Enjoy your kabak dolması — and don't forget to share.
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Tips as you cook
- Gather IngredientsMise en place makes cooking easier
- Wash ZucchiniScrub skin gently to remove dirt
- Peel in StripesAlternate peeled and unpeeled strips for look
- Watch out · Halve ZucchiniUse a sharp knife for clean cuts
- Hollow Out ZucchiniLeave thin walls so zucchini holds shape
- Dice & MinceDice evenly for uniform filling texture
- Mix FillingMix thoroughly for even seasoning
- Stuff ZucchiniPack filling gently, not too tight
Swaps, storing and making ahead
Good to know
Swaps
- No fresh tomato for topping? Use canned diced tomato instead.
- Pul biber (red pepper flakes) can be left out or swapped with a milder chili flake if you prefer less heat.
Storing it
Cool quickly and keep leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 1–2 days. Reheat in a covered pot or microwave with a splash of water until steaming hot.
Making it ahead
The rice and meat filling can be mixed and the zucchini hollowed out up to a day ahead and kept covered in the fridge until ready to stuff and cook.
Notes by Meez Magic, written for this recipe. Use your judgment.
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