Name: Quinces Stuffed with Veal & Wheat Berries
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 40 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 7 tbsp verjuice, or lime juice to taste; 70 g/2½ oz/½ cup wheat berries or rice; 7 tbsp clear honey; 4 large quinces of similar size; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; chopped mint leaves, to sprinkle; juice and zest of 1 lemon, reserving the squeezed lemon shells; 1 tsp orange blossom water (optional); 150 g/5½ oz minced/ground veal; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; Undressed Herb Salad, to serve; ¼ tsp ground allspice; ½ tsp Aleppo pepper flakes or crushed chilli flakes; 7 tbsp Greek yogurt; 2 tbsp blanched almonds; 1 onion, finely chopped; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; 1 tbsp peeled and finely chopped root ginger; 2 tbsp vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
3 hr

Appears in

The Jewelled Kitchen

By Bethany Kehdy

Published 2013

About

I have an infatuation with quince’s hints of jasmine, guava and vanilla, which leave a lingering perfume on your fingers: aromas that intensify as the fruit cooks. You can use minced/ground beef or lamb to make the stuffing if you prefer.

Ingredients

juice and zest of 1 lemon, reserving the squeezed lemon shells
4 large quinces of similar size
70

Method

Pour plenty of water into a large mixing bowl and add the lemon juice and the squeezed lemon shells. Slice off and reserve the tops of the quinces, then scoop out and reserve the seeds and some pulp, leaving 1 cm/½

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