Vegetable ring of zucchini with minced meat

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Ingredients.

2. Step 2:

   

   Preparing the filling. Boil the rice. To do this, put the rice in a small saucepan and pour water so that it covers the rice by 1 cm. Cook over low heat until tender. Then we put the pan in cold water to cool the rice faster.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut a large onion as small as possible. Cut Bulgarian pepper into strips.

4. Step 4:

   

   Cut tomatoes into slices 0.5 cm thick. Grate the hard cheese on a grater with large holes.

5. Step 5:

   

   In a large bowl, mix the minced meat, rice, onion, salt, ground black pepper, dry spices (to your taste). Mix well with your hands.

6. Step 6:

   

   Peel the zucchini and cut it lengthwise into very thin long strips. Slice slowly so as not to hurt yourself with a knife. If the zucchini is large and the seeds are large, then when we reach them, turn the zucchini with the other side and also cut up to the seeds, turn the zucchini again and so cut off the whole zucchini.

7. Step 7:

   

   To form a vegetable ring, you need a cupcake mold, and I used a regular removable baking dish (d 24 cm), I set a medium-sized glass in the center. We spread the strips close to each other with the middle part down, and the ends so that they rise above the form and the glass. Then I added a few more scraps down and salted.

8. Step 8:

   

   Spread half of the minced meat with a spoon and evenly level it over the entire surface.

10. Step 9:

    

    Next lay out a layer of tomatoes, peppers and green onions. We leave 8-10 slices of tomatoes to decorate the top.

11. Step 10:

    

    We spread the second half of the minced meat, level it. We smear sour cream on top, spread part of the cheese.

12. Step 11:

    

    Wrap the ends of the zucchini to the middle. If there are gaps in some places, then insert the remaining strips of zucchini with the middle up and the ends down. Then also add salt and rub the salt over the zucchini with your hand.

13. Step 12:

    

    The glass is carefully removed. Smear the top and sides with sour cream, spread slices of tomatoes, green onions and the remains of cheese. Put in a preheated oven to 200 degrees and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes. If the cheese turns brown earlier, cover with foil.

14. Step 13:

    

    Ready vegetable ring with zucchini and minced meat, take it out of the mold and move it to the dish. If, like me, you bake in a removable form, then the removable ring should be removed over the sink so as not to spill the juice on the table.

15. Step 14:

    

    Cut and serve in portions. Bon appetit!

16. Step 15:

    

    Since there is most minced meat in the filling, it can be served together with a vegetable side dish or boiled potatoes.