Flo'S Koosa

Name: Flo'S Koosa
Ingredients: 4 medium to large size zucchini squash; 2 pounds ground sirloin; 2 cups converted rice; salt and pepper to taste; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 to 2 mini cans of tomato juice; 16 ounces can tomato sauce; water, as needed

8 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

4 medium to large size zucchini squash
2 pounds ground sirloin
2 cups converted rice
salt and pepper to taste
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 to 2 mini cans of tomato juice
16 ounces can tomato sauce
water, as needed

Directions

1

Cut zucchini in half. Scoop out the soft centers to form a shell.
2

Cook the ground sirloin, salt to taste. Drain beef, add cinnamon. Mix. Adjust salt to taste again. Add the 2 cups rice to the meat mixture. Get the largest stovetop pan with fitting lid that you have to hold the zucchini. Stuff the zucchini shells loosely with the meat/rice mixture. Don't over stuff, they need room to expand. Place the stuffed zucchini in the pan, as each one is stuffed.
3

Mix together the tomato juice and tomato sauce. If you think you need to add water to make a thinner sauce, you can. I would say add about 1/4 cup to be on the safe side. Pour over stuffed zucchini in pan. Cook over medium heat for about 1 hour, until rice is cooked and zucchini is on the soft side, or to your liking.
4

Cook over medium heat for about 1 hour, until rice is cooked and zucchini is on the soft side, or to your liking. Serve Koosa with some of the tomato sauce spooned on top. Makes 4 servings.