My step-mother worked for an Egyptian family for a while - this is a dish that she learned from them.
You will need - to feed a fair sized family:
2 large egg fruit
2 large green peppers
1lb ground beef
11/2 cups rice
6 large tomatoes OR you can use 2 cans of tomato and onion mix
1 large onion as above
plenty chopped garlic
2 teaspoons salt
Method:
Cut the tops off of the egg fruit and peppers and hollow them out. Then chop up the insides of these, finely. If you are using fresh tomato and onion, chop these up too. Mix all ingredients together and stuff the hollowed out shells with the mixture. Place in a large saucepan, filling the gaps with left over mixture. cover with water (I usually add a splash of wine) and cook over low heat for approx. 3 hours. Make sure that the saucepan has a tight lid.
In our house, this dish is served with potato crisps - use them to scoop up the food.
