Courgettes Stuffed with Meat

This dish is typical of the Roman Jewish community’s cucina povera and is popular for Shabbat. The minced meat is ‘stretched’ with courgette to help it feed more people. It is traditionally made with the small tender zucchine romanesche (Romanesco courgettes), which don’t need par boiling, but these are not easy to find outside Rome, especially abroad; fortunately, classic green courgettes work just as well.

A courgette corer is a handy tool, as it has a pointed