Zucchini al Forno Recipe
Preparing their favorite Zucchini Al Forno is a way of letting my family know that I love them. Zucchini Al Forno gets prepared in not more than 105 minutes. Vegetable is one of the few ingredients I like to include in my daily cooking and this is my comfort recipe that I usually prepare using it. It is highly recommended, you must try this Zucchini Al Forno recipe.
Ingredients
5 large or 10 small courgettes trimmed
salt
1 teaspoon oil
1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped
1 X 550 g (20 oz) can tomatoes
1 small can anchovies drained
1 teaspoon chopped marjoram (fresh or dried)
freshly ground black pepper
Directions
1. Slice the courgettes in half lengthways and scoop out the seeds and seed pulp with a teaspoon. Sprinkle the inside of each courgette with salt and leave to drain upside down on paper towels.
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and lightly fry the garlic.
3. Push the tomatoes through a vegetable mill or sieve to remove the seeds and add the tomato pulp to the pan. Bring to the boil and cook vigorously until reduced by half. Remove from the heat and stir in one chopped fillet of anchovy and half the marjoram.
4. Wipe the insides of the courgettes with paper towels to remove the salt and set them in a large baking dish; fill each one with tomato sauce and arrange anchovy fillets on top.
5. Grind over plenty of black pepper and bake in a preheated oven for approximately 35-45 minutes. Allow to cool before serving, sprinkled with the remaining marjoram.
2. Heat the oil in a saucepan and lightly fry the garlic.
3. Push the tomatoes through a vegetable mill or sieve to remove the seeds and add the tomato pulp to the pan. Bring to the boil and cook vigorously until reduced by half. Remove from the heat and stir in one chopped fillet of anchovy and half the marjoram.
4. Wipe the insides of the courgettes with paper towels to remove the salt and set them in a large baking dish; fill each one with tomato sauce and arrange anchovy fillets on top.
5. Grind over plenty of black pepper and bake in a preheated oven for approximately 35-45 minutes. Allow to cool before serving, sprinkled with the remaining marjoram.
