Baked Stuffed Chocho

Name: Baked Stuffed Chocho
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Americas
Ingredients: salt and pepper, to taste; 2 chochos (christophenes); 1 tsp butter; 1 onion, finely chopped; 1 tsp Walkerswood Curry Paste or Powder; ½ tsp pressed or finely chopped garlic; 125 g/4 oz cheese, grated (use Edam, Cheddar or feta); 2 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs

Christophene

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Walkerswood Caribbean Kitchen

By Virginia Burke

Published 2001

About

This delicate vegetable is actually part of the gourd family and is close in flavour to zucchini (courgette). It is pale green in colour and pear shaped. It is usually peeled and boiled until tender and eaten simply with a little butter, salt and pepper. The seed is discarded. This recipe works well as an appetizer or side dish.

Ingredients

2 chochos (christophenes)

Americas
Starter
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Cut each chocho in half lengthways (leave skin on). Using a large pot, place them in lightly salted boiling water and cook until just tender. Remove from water and leave until cool enough to handle. Scoop out the seed and discard. Scoop out f