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Stuffed vegetable marrow (Vellari)



Ingredients

Quantity
Vegetable marrow (medium-sized)
1
Butter
2 tbsp
Nuts (chopped finely)
½ cup
Potato
1
Onions (small)
1
Milk (small cup)
1
Egg
1
Marmite or vegetable extract
½ tsp
Grated cheese
1 heaped tbsp
Parsley
½ bunch
Salt and pepper
to taste 


Wash and scrub marrow but do not peel. Cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and pith. Boil potato. Dice. Mix together chopped nuts, diced potato, milk, seasoning, egg and chopped parsley. Melt butter. Fry chopped onion and the seeds of marrow if tender, in half the butter. Add chopped nuts etc., and marmite and fry for a couple of minutes longer. Parboil vegetable marrow (it should still be hard). Fill with fried mixture. Place in a buttered pie dish. Top with butter and grated cheese. Bake for about half an hour in a medium oven at 175oC (350oF). Serve with tomato sauce.