Lebanese Cooking: How To Make Summer Squash with Rice

[xVintageSamm]

Holy sheet stop raping that squash..jk that's pretty cool I wish my cooking was as creative as that. I eat microwavable food.

[OMBIC]

made me cry, mum cooked liiked like this b4 she died :**(

[JustTwoFanz]

I use green zucchini stuffed with rice and meat. That's the normal way

[timar03]

lovely mustache

[bubbadipweed]

Nice cooking!.....I also have a cooking show, country style

[sadcatsam]

I thought it said LESBAIN COOKING;

not Lebense hahah :D

Thumbs-up if you thought the same!

[randomproductionsRwR]

im lebanese and i eat this like every week so good :)

[Elementfifth]

lol - I do not cook but I love your Lebanese / arabic / bracelets....

[TheJUNGLESURFER]

WOW  5500 views lebanese cooking is way popular

[JohnnyCripple]

hell yeah . this reminds me of my mother . she was from bari italy .

[jlouds19]

nice recipoe, mustache, not so nice....

[mmm121mmm]

its arab food

[pulamasu]

Shukranth for this nice dish...

[nevacooper]

wow, so cute! check out my channel for some cool cooking vids!

[GonzaloLukacs]

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[JaydenJelloTv]

how do you eat it? xD

[MonaalizMJiheartU]

@JaydenJelloTv

You put it on a plate, get ur knife and fork, or just a spoon because it's supposed to be soft enough to split with the spoon, and put some yogurt on the side

[papamama8685]

أنا من سوريا حيتها كتير

[jguirola56]

I was wondering if it would not be better to partially cook the rice before mixing and stuffing the squash so to give it a head start? I have eaten these before and I have found some with the rice still raw inside....do not taste very good.

[bradg613]

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[oishiininja]

Oh wuaw Looks Good ~

I have to try this out 1 day =)

[drongovids]

what a lovely woman

[Jman0944]

my mom think she's lebanese cause of her ethnicity

mom till you know how to cook like this, you're just another american!

[Weftr2na]

any body know where to buy a good corer from???

[intasatel]

Ese relleno más bien parece ensalada, yo nunca he visto a mi abuela preparando las calabacinas rellenas así

[lebanesebarbie32]

Garbanzo beans in Koussa? Never heard of that before,wonder how it tastes.

[Wheatfarmz11]

Look into canning supply's, a water bath pot jar rack would be perfect. Love the copper pipe knife good idea.

[sara46762]

i was wondering if this is the receipe from her gmother why she looked at the book to find out the time for cooking...

[YummiesForDummies]

cool video...come by and check out my page...i am new to youtube!

[ilikepieandtoast]

my video is how to do it faster

[BjornGunn]

As she said, it's slow food.

Why do it faster?

[ducktaxx]

slow food is the way to go

also

slow eating

[MrGuitarmind]

wara2 3aressh(stuffed grape leaves) are the best ever!!!!

[Mousanation]

I LOOOOOVEEE ARABIC FOOOD SOO MUCH!! ahahah and the nice thing about arabic food is that 90% of it is super healthy!!

[auzziejadey]

yum i love kousa

[zeinoun13]

Could you please tell me if I also can use tomatoes in the filling? Thanks

[lindagardenia]

yes! there's a recipe for vegetarian stuffed eggplant which is similar and uses tomatoes in the filling.

also, this recipe uses tomato sauce on top, so that would be fine to use in the filling!

let us know how it comes out and happy cooking!

linda

[zeinoun13]

I've always prepared stuffed aubergines with a filling made of ground meat, shredded onions, pinenuts and spices in yoghurt-garlic-coriander sauce; the so-called 'sheikh al-mehshi' along with rice on the side but I've never tried its vegetarian version yet. By the way, I carried out your recipe literally i.e. without tomatoes and let me honestly tell you that it tasted 'as if an angel was riding a bike on my tongue' meaning very succulent indeed! :) Anyway, thanks a lot for this fabulous video!

[Mbeebeelove]

nicccccce. I just made some vegetarian stuffed grape leaves (^_  ^)

[johndean89]

looooooooooobnnnnnnnnaaaaaaaaa­annnnnnnnnnnn i love youuu lebanoooon and your fooooooooooooodddddddd not like american fast food

[notagainjez]

Sounds great,I grew up on Lebanese food.I have my own additions to the recipes to make them more spicy.I ll be saving this to my favorites.TY.

[XZarolaX]

Look great!

[XZarolaX]

Looks*

[FKHAN69]

where is the meat wtf

[Mbeebeelove]

This is a vegetarian version duahhh! (u_ U)

[PuppyTN]

This looks awesome. Thanks from Tennessee!

[emilie441000]

this look delicious, i never tried the vegetrerian mahsheh koussa, i'm going to try it, thank you for sharing

[Fairaday1]

Hello,

I just purchased my corer through Amazon and I can't wait to try this recipe !

Thanks for offering what seems to be a healthy vegetarian recipe.

[garys737]

terrorist cooking at its best.................

[lanroshkpu]

garys737-if you do not have anything good to say better stay silent.

[ucmehere]

why do we have to have a bad apple in the box, eh? this kind of comment is not only insulting to the humble people of the world but racism at its best!

Grow up Garys737, go get a life mate

[jbone488]

well made

[chefcommons]

Nice work, we liked your video very much so we embedded it on ChefCommons . com w/ link back and reference to Youtube. (Let us know if you don't wish for it to be featured)

[engafaf]

Your a very beautiful person ,you cook with love the last time i had these was two years ago.

[TheMatt455]

its called coosa right?

[lindagardenia]

yes, kousa! (can be spelled a number of ways!). the light colored lebanese kousa are best for this...also "Mexican" varieties are very similar. see my website for where to buy seeds online. they are easy to grow! happy cooking!

[Phoenixspade2030]

That looks so yummy!

[GULRUDJ]

It's always easier if someone else does it.

[schnotzarella]

Strikes me as a little odd to do all that work with the coring tool. My mother used to make a thing where she boiled the squashes first, cut them lengthwise and scooped out the insides, then blended that with all the other goodie ingredients and stuffed them and baked it in the oven. Less work and very tasty.

[lindagardenia]

this is a traditional stove-top dish made in Lebanese mountain villages, years back, when people did not have ovens. as recently as 10 years ago, cousins prepared this dish for me in the same way my mother and grandmother made it. for Lebanese is it not at all odd to make labor-intensive food as an offering of love to your family and friends. the finished dish would be completely different cooked as schnotzarella described...but if one doesn't have time, you appreciate what you're served!

[eckankar]

your mother and grandmother were lesbians also?

[emoguitarzman]

lolz, lesbanese

[myztikal320]

that looks yummy...and COOL TATTOO on ur hands....

[horses11mvp]

saai saai zwijg

[peteriiino]

ga dan hagelslag koken kleinzielige hypocriete gierige kankerkaaskop!!!

[horses11mvp]

over kleinzielig gesproken, jouw reactie getuigt van een behoorlijke vooringenomenheid en xenofobie.

p.s. Hagelslag kun je niet koken en kankerkaas ( I quote) heb ik nog niet gevonden in de super. Voor het overige wens ik je een nice cooking, wellicht minder verhit dan je overdreven reactie!

[peteriiino]

Nou, probeer dan pindakaas te bakken in ruil daarvan!

[lindagardenia]

the lebanese squash (kousa) corer is called a manara or munara in arabic. my mom's is 1/2" diameter. they're commercially available from $2 to $20 online!!! .so it's not necessary to make your own. in the 1940s, and 50s they were not available so my mama had to improvise!

i tried to post weblinks for the best ones i found online, but youtube doesn't allow urls. email me, and i'll send you the links! also, you can buy a copy of my cookbook!

linda at lindasawaya

good luck! and happy cooking!

[PSYCHOPISSFUCK]

are you the one cooking in the video?

[sweetie982]

omg u made me hungry....

Lebanese food is the best... (not mentioning the rest)

Im proud to be Lebanese :D

[sarahandkristinshow]

its accualy called Cusa.i'm lebanese i should know ..

[Homemadecooks]

It looked time consuming but worth the effort since I love trying new vegetarian dishes.

[desertblbuesman]

Wonderful recipe. I am going to try this. HOpe this video is still up harvest time next year. I can make the corer easily enough. Many thanks for sharing this.

[cookingupastory]

It ought to still be here, desertblbuesman. How would you make the corer? Any tips, suggestions?

[desertblbuesman]

I would just chuck the tubing in a vice and use my sawzall to cut the tubing. fastest way I can think of with the tools I have. Then grind it pretty and grind the inside to keep the edge on the Outside diameter. What is the diameter of the tubing you are using there? Are you happy with this size? I am just looking at the one you use here. is there any improvements you think might be good? maybe a wood handle? I could turn one fast on the lathe.

[cookingupastory]

I haven't seen it in person for quite awhile...it is Linda's tool. My rough guess is 1/4" diameter. I think anything to help you hold the grip, would be a welcome improvement. I'd love to 'see' it when you finish, desertblbuesman!

[desertblbuesman]

OK, I will keep my eye out for some brass. I think it is between 1/2 and 3/4 inch diameter from looking at how she fits her finger in it and the size of hole. If I get one made I will post it. Thanks again. You have some good vids.

[valdezmiguel2]

@cookingupastory you're a faggot and I hope you die of a rare disease that is painful.

[HighPlainsWoman]

This video will come in handy for using all the squash and tomatoes I'll be growing next year. Anyone know where to buy one of those squash scrappers? I can't think of anything that I could use as a substitute tool.

[cookingupastory]

Linda said she has seen them in kitchen supply stores. Or, try searching online. I found one on amazon that's called a zucchini corer. I did a halfway-okay job using a standard potato peeler...but it can scrape out only so much. Those are just some ideas, HighPlainsWoman!

[lindagardenia]

the lebanese squash (kousa) corer is called a manara or munara in arabic. my mom's is 1/2" diameter. they're commercially available from $2 to $20 online!!! .so it's not necessary to make your own. in the 1940s, and 50s they were not available so my mama had to improvise!

i tried to post some weblinks for the ones i found online, but youtube doesn't allow urls. if you want to email me, i can send you the links! also, you can buy a copy of my cookbook!

good luck! and happy cooking!

[arabicdude01]

you remind me of my mom lol

see but she used to and still puts rice and meat in them only.... i never had the vegetarian kousa looks good

[carlosfrm]

aww so disapointed thought it said

"Lesbian Cooking" sniff.. so sad..

[Homemadecooks]

It's not lesbian cooking but Lebanese cooking.:)

[zghortaman]

Every family has their own variations of the recipe..and we tended to use baby summer (yellow) squash as they're more tender...she's wonderful, though- reminds me of my sitoo and my family cooking this...

look at the Middle Eastern henna on her hand!!!

we used much more of a rice/beef mixture- my gidoo didn't like lamb...

The "corer" tool - my dad did the same thing- made them out of pipes and eventually pvc..

Oh, I LOVE stuffed cousa!!!! Thank you for posting this!!!

[NANAWBAS]

these too big to stuff

[enjoyingwatch]

we cook it different (lebanese food)

[UcanbeGOD]

WOW! what a great looking dish, I will make this probably this week. And what a beautiful tattoo..... o_0

[puddlecluck]

i love this.

im 1/4 lebaneese and i help my sitto make it in the summer

[cookingupastory]

Do you have a core remover? I thot that was such a cool tool. I've made this w/o one, but they aren't nearly as pretty!

[peaches214]

are you planning on making more cooking videos such as this one?

[cookingupastory]

Yes, peaches214! I just posted 'Prepping Artichokes' and I'm editing 'Artichoke Pesto' right now. In addition, I have others in the works. Any food item in particular you'd like to learn something about?

[JonnicaRaye]

I would love to see another Lebanese recipe demonstrated by Linda.

[bscarlette]

Armenian too!

[yoofer121]

ive been in lebanon

well it does taste good

but needs a little hard work

[drd1812]

Great... Now I'm hungry... :(

[gabriellesunheart]

Im too lazy to make that dish but I would eat it! Does that count?

[gabriellesunheart]

YUM! YUM!

[shuKuzz]

YUM dis is one of my favourite cultrual foods. its called KOOSA in arabic :D:D

[stuckintherut]

I definitively need to make this. Love trying my hand at different cooking cultures and recipes. Don't think I've ever made Lebanese food before, so it's about time!

[lve23ku]

what is it? what we need? where we start?timing?

need to explain for those who aren't Lebanese

[cookingupastory]

Ive23ku, I just added a direct link to the full recipe in the 'about this video' description above, just to the right. Click on 'more' and you will see the link. Click on it, and it will take you to my website. There are other great recipes (and other videos) there too. Explore, and enjoy!

[lve23ku]

thanks for replying

[toulouse007]

really thanks, i am overseas and been a long time i didnt eat some good meals....

[hellophoenix]

One should use only "Kousa" (Lebanese Squash) for this dish or for any other Middle Eastern squash dish. Also, the "squash core" can be found in Middle Eastern grocery stores, don't use the one for the apples,,:-)

[guacamolecestsibon]

I absolutely loved the video..one question is ...Is is cooked rice that you add to the filling or do you use uncooked grains that then cook in the steam after you have stuffed the squash ?

[9aspengold5]

I agree, it looks great. It does look like she used raw rice, but on my first try, I will use minute rice just to be safe.

[cookingupastory]

I just checked Linda's recipe, and it says:

"1 cup rice, soaked and rinsed"

I'm not sure how long you soak the rice, perhaps it could be soaking while you core the squash. But it wasn't cooked prior to adding to other ingredients.

[darkmojojojo]

Looks delicious!

[Italiangela13]

I cant wait to try this recipe!

[averagebetty]

Yum! That looks so delicious... I love the preparation - my imagination runs wild with the different combinations of fillings you could invent. Brilliant little tool she had fashioned for coring the squash!

[cookingupastory]

Hey Betty! Linda says there is a lamb version to this recipe, but she likes the veggie one the best. Definitely, lots of different good stuff you could add. I thot that was the coolest tool, amazing how it kept scraping away til it was almost translucent.

[spritualiti18]

Isn't this also Palestinain? My husband makes this and he is from from Nablus ,Palestine.

It is called Mashi. They sell these in stores that sell Arabic food.

It is common with with halla meat.

I personally like your vegetarian version better :)

[cookingupastory]

In her book, Linda calls it 'Kousa Mihshi Siyeme'.

Maybe that will answer your question; otherwise, I don't know.

[hellophoenix]

yes, very similar to many Middle Eastern recipes. "Siyeme" means fasting in Arabic and this dish is usually eaten during the Eastern Orthodox lent since meat is not allowed.

[Domokunsama]

Completely mesmerizing....

[tessabianca]

I've never had any lebanese food. This makes me want to try it :) Thanks for broadening my interests!

[dmccoig]

Sure does look good

Thanks

Dan

[alexanderthatcher]

yum... looks great!

[Tooth4U]

double yum lol .

[pennygoo]

yum...

[amartini51]

I love watching these -- but they make me hungry!

[bestiaccia]

I love lebanese cuisine, thanks!

[MissyHolland]

Mmm, this looks good. Stuffed peppers were my

favourite food when I was little, so why not

stuffed squash?

Anyone else ever use acorn squash shells as

soup bowls? You don't have to wash them

either.

[cookingupastory]

That's a great idea! Acorn squash is one of my favorite, so it's easy for me to scrape it clean :o) I'll try that sometime, carefully! thanks.

[TheUrbanHomesteaders]

what a fun way to prepare squash!

[cookingupastory]

I love watching Linda core the squash...she's so good at it! And I love all the fresh ingredients she uses Yummeee.

[lafreyakisses]

i bort the book by this lady and its amazing

[xlynnduh]

it looks good!

[henname]

what a great autumn recipe! sounds really yummy, gotta try it.