Lebanese Cooking: How To Make Summer Squash With Rice
Instructions
1. If using dry garbanzo beans, soak overnight in a pot.
2. Drain water and add fresh water to cover. Cover pot, bring to a boil, then simmer for about 20 minutes.
3. Add olive oil and spearmint; toss.
4. Cool, drain, and remove skins from beans, by rolling beans gently with a rolling pin on a towel.
5. In a bowl, mix together rice, beans, seasonings, chopped greens, and one half of the olive oil.
6. Core squash according to directions on page 109 in book, or from demonstration in video (how2 make Summer Squash Stuffed with Rice). Fill with rice mixture to from top and arrange stuffed squash upright in a pot, propped up next to one another.
7. Cover with tomatoes with their liquid, lemon juice, remaining olive oil, and one cup water. Cover pot, and bring to boil over high heat on the stovetop, then lower heat and simmer approximately 45 minutes, until rice is done, squash is tender, and sauce (zoum) is thick.
8. Split each kousa in half on individual plates and pour on a little sauce. Serve hot with Arabic bread and fresh cut vegetables.
