Stuffed Marrow.....

.....One of my personal favourites <3

This recipe serves 4 people generously with a little left over for your lunch the next day.

• 2oz+1tbsp butter
• 1x3lb marrow
• 2 medium sized onions, chopped
• 1lb vegetarian mince
• 2 small carrots, scraped, cooked and diced
• 1 1/2tsp salt
• 1/2tsp pepper
• 1tsp paprika
• 2oz breadcrumbs
• 2 egg yolks, well beaten with 2fl oz single cream
• 4oz vegetarian parmesan cheese, finely grated
• 1 large green pepper, chopped
• 1 tin of chopped tomatoes
• 1 vegetable stock cube

Preheat the oven to 180C and then grease a large, oblong baking dish.

Cut the marrow in half and scoop out the seeds.

Melt 1oz of butter in a frying pan. Add the onions and green pepper and fry until the onions brown.

Add the vegetarian mince, tomatoes, stock cube and a splash of water (add more if necessary, veggie mince can be quite dry and often needs extra moisture added) and leave to simmer until it begins to swell.

Next you need to add the carrots, salt, pepper, and paprika. (Make sure that you dic

e the carrots reasonably small rather than chunky.) Mix well, then take the mixture off of the heat.

Combine the breadcrumbs with the egg yolk and the cream. Then, stir this mix into the mince-mix and combine them together

thoroughly.

Pile the stuffing into the marrow, sprinkle the parmesan over the stuffing and then cut the remaining butter into small squares and dot over the cheese. (If you are using vegetarian cheddar instead of parmesan (as I did here) then bake the marrow for about 20-30 minutes before adding the cheese and returning to the oven for the remaining time. Also if you are using cheddar, there's no need to add extra butter because the cheddar is more fatty than the parmesan.)

Cook until the marrow is tender and the stuffing is browned - which takes approximately 1 hour. Then you can serve with saute potatoes and green beans for a delicious delectable dinner.