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Cooking with Chet - Cucuzza Longa Stew or Squash Stew is a lamb stew with vegetables which features Kobucha long or Italian squash. Its a really nice dinner with a lot of lamb, squash, carrots, onions...
Cooking with Chet - Cucuzza Longa Stew or Squash Stew is a lamb stew with vegetables which features Kobucha long or Italian squash. Its a really nice dinner with a lot of lamb, squash, carrots, onions and potatoes and it smells very good. Here I will show you how to cut the squash and get it prepared before we start to braise the lamb shank.
Recipe Type:
Family Recipe
Prep Time:
30 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour
Servings:
4-6
Ingredients:
Seasoned Lamb Shank
1 Teaspoon Rosemary
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teason Pepper
2 Tablespoons Oregano
1 Cucuzza Longa
3 (28oz) Cans of whole peeled tomatoes
2 Cups Onion
2 Cups Carrots
2 Cups Potatoes
1 Cup of Red Wine
3 Garlic Cloves
Preparation:
Heat olive oil in a pot
Braise the seasoned lamb
Once browned remove from the pot and set aside
Brown the garlic in the pot and add onions
Once the onions have softened add the lamb back to the pot
Put the tomatoes in a blender to break them down and then add to the pot
Add the wine and the rest of the vegetables except the Cucuzza
Salt and pepper
Cook for about an 45 minutes to an hour + lamb should be getting tender
Then add the Cucuzza
Cook for about another hour
To prepare the Cucuzza:
Trim the ends off the Cucuzza and cut in half so it easier to handle
Peel the Cucuzza with a potato peeler then slice in half, length wise
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