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Old 15-08-2014, 18:56
Toby LaRhone
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My neighbour just handed me a 3 kilo marrow!!
What the heck do you do with it?
I'm used to butternut squash but this is a bit of a beast.
Any marrer luvvers out there?
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Old 15-08-2014, 19:08
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A bland courgette.

Best bet would probably be to roast it, scoop out the flesh and stuff it.
If you have a big family or guests round it could fill them all.


Another suggestion would be to dice the flesh and roast it and use it as filler in a nice sauce, like ratatouille.
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Old 15-08-2014, 20:12
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A bland courgette.

Best bet would probably be to roast it, scoop out the flesh and stuff it.
If you have a big family or guests round it could fill them all.


Another suggestion would be to dice the flesh and roast it and use it as filler in a nice sauce, like ratatouille.
My wife brought home some courgettes last week.
I actually asked her "What's the point of courgettes?"
I feel the same about aubergines.

Thanks for the suggestions.
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Old 15-08-2014, 21:48
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I love marrows! Chop up and put in a saucepan with the tiniest bit of water with lots of butter. Cook gently until tender. Or stuff it... http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/stuffed_marrow_43279
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Old 15-08-2014, 22:03
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I love marrows! Chop up and put in a saucepan with the tiniest bit of water with lots of butter. Cook gently until tender. Or stuff it... http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/stuffed_marrow_43279
I googled that one earlier - by Avis Davies
This looks very appealing:
http://thefreshprincessofbelair.word...d-ginger-soup/
I can relate to the quote by Nigel Slater that he's “always had [his] doubts about any vegetable heavy enough to be used as a murder weapon”
I note that the blogger blanched and froze a portion.
I may have to do that - this thing's a bit of a beast
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Old 16-08-2014, 07:53
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A bland courgette.

Best bet would probably be to roast it, scoop out the flesh and stuff it.
If you have a big family or guests round it could fill them all.


Another suggestion would be to dice the flesh and roast it and use it as filler in a nice sauce, like ratatouille.
If I went round someones house and they gave me stuffed marrow for a meal it would probably be the last time I ever went round.
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Old 16-08-2014, 07:57
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Make some chutney, although if it's that big I would use some of the other ideas too!
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Old 16-08-2014, 09:30
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Send it Deirdre Barlow, 1 Coronation Street, Weatherfield, and ask her to stuff it for you.
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Old 16-08-2014, 14:35
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If I went round someones house and they gave me stuffed marrow for a meal it would probably be the last time I ever went round.
Walter, what are you doing Monday evening?
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Old 16-08-2014, 14:37
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Send it Deirdre Barlow, 1 Coronation Street, Weatherfield, and ask her to stuff it for you.
I thought of that but she's just gone off in a caravan with Ken to Prestatyn.
They left last night.
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Old 16-08-2014, 15:19
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use it as a weapon, if burglar breaks in, whack him over head with it
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Old 16-08-2014, 16:23
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use it as a weapon, if burglar breaks in, whack him over head with it
Or offer the burglar some stuffed marrow - if it were walter he's make his excuses and leave
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Old 16-08-2014, 18:40
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Courgette strips make a handy addition to a filling for fajitas. 3kg is a bit too much. About 100gm maybe.
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Old 16-08-2014, 19:04
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Enter it into one of those massive vegetable competitions.
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Old 16-08-2014, 21:11
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Enter it into one of those massive vegetable competitions.
There's a song about that!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNTVKANb7p4
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Old 16-08-2014, 22:16
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Stuffed Marrow was one of the trendy foods in the 1970s when I was a student.....stuffed with mince and onion

Never touched it since........
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Old 17-08-2014, 09:53
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I had a dream last night that I found a marrow in the fridge. Having never eaten marrow, I'm pretty sure it's to do with this thread
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