I squee'd out loud when I spotted some marrows at the market yesterday- it has been years since I've had a marrow and whilst I was happy to go home and just steam it with a little salt and pepper and a knob of buttery marg on top; Mr treehugger came up with the idea of stuffed marrow.
Great idea!
Stuffed Marrow
Ingredients
serves 6
1 large marrow
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
1 small onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 leek, washed and sliced
1 teaspoon Herbs Provencaal
pinch of salt
8 twists fresh black pepper
Breadcrumbs from 4 slices wholewheat vegan bread
good knob of vegan marg (2 Tablespoons-ish)
1 Pink Lady apple, diced
Method
Set the oven to 190°C/gas 5. Cut both ends off of the marrow about 1 inch thick - just make sure the slices are big enough to fit a spoon in to remove all the seeds from inside - keep these "lids" 'cos you'll need them later.
Use a spoon (I used a sundae spoon) to scrape out the innards so as the marrow is now hollow all the way throughHeat the oil in a frying pan and fry the onions and garlic gently for 5 minutes. Add the leek, salt, pepper and herbs and cook for a couple of minutes more.
Add the breadcrumbs and the vegan marg and stir everything up really well. Take off the heat and stir in the chopped apple.
Pack the mixture into the marrow, replace the lids on each end and wrap the whole thing in kitchen foil.
Place on a baking sheet and cook for about 1½ to 2 hours.
Remove the foil from the marrow and cut into slices.
Add the breadcrumbs and the vegan marg and stir everything up really well. Take off the heat and stir in the chopped apple.
Pack the mixture into the marrow, replace the lids on each end and wrap the whole thing in kitchen foil.
Place on a baking sheet and cook for about 1½ to 2 hours.
Remove the foil from the marrow and cut into slices.
