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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: mum of 3 on August 16, 2006, 09:28

Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: mum of 3 on August 16, 2006, 09:28: yesterday a fellow allotmenter gave me a marrow and to be honest ive never had it before,any ideas how to cook it?
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: noshed on August 16, 2006, 12:32: It's quite a delicate flavour so just peeling, deseeding and boiling can be a bit boring. They're quite nice stuffed with mince or a herby veg mixture. And I think there's a recipe for marrow and ginger jam on the site.
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: mellowmick on August 16, 2006, 13:46: I've got two marrows on the way, but have done the following with a marrow sized courgette I got given;-
Slice into 2" deep slices, then hollow out into 'cup' shapes using a teaspoon. Fill the 'cups' with a mixture of chopped tomato, onion, peppers, mince or whatever you fancy, dowse with a bit of olive oil, then roast in the oven for 25 mins. Then drizzle the tops with grated cheese and grill for the last 5 mins.
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: mum of 3 on August 17, 2006, 06:30: thanks for that you two,i think i may stuff it :D
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: GrannieAnnie on August 17, 2006, 12:22: I hate boiled marrow too, but OH likes his marrow stuffed with mince vegetables and cooked rice.

Your recipe sounds nice though Mellow. I've got a huge courgette here waiting for something to be done wth it!!!!
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: mellowmick on August 17, 2006, 13:31: Quote from: "grannieannie"
Your recipe sounds nice though Mellow

Secret is to leave the bottom intact when you're scooping out the flesh.
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: spud on August 31, 2006, 11:20: Can't track that recipe for marrow and ginger jam...can anyone put me on track, please?

Thanks :)
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: ytyynycefn on August 31, 2006, 19:59: It's in the Granny Dumplin recipes under "Marrow Jam"

http://www.allotment-garden.org/recipe_details.php?recipe=20

Bizarrely, I found this site on Google while looking for a recipe for just that :D

Mel
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: spud on August 31, 2006, 22:28: Got it...thank you... :D
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: James on September 01, 2006, 20:48: Mellowmick... don't you end up with seeds in your stuffed marrow 'cups'?
Title: marrows
Post by: big green bloke on September 02, 2006, 07:21: hi i love marrows and have at least 30 grow well and large , these will store for abot four months in a cool dry dark place and must not toucn each other , the best way i like to cook the is as a curry with other veg but if you do want to stuff them then make sure the the meqat is spicy as the marrow does not have a lot of flavour itself .
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: rugbymad40 on September 03, 2006, 21:01: I made Marrow and Ginger Jam this weekend. Difficult to get to set - but acheived by adding lime juice, Tastes fantastic and lasts forever. Yet another way of savouring the taste of summer in those darker days ahead.
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: stompy on September 04, 2006, 09:45: Throw marrows away, they are awful. :lol:
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: shaun on September 04, 2006, 20:56: i might be wrong here,but someone told me to cut the top off remove the seeds and fill the middle with vodka,put the top back on and tape it up,hang for a few months,drill a hole in the bottom and drain the liquid into a bottle,and hey presto you will be drunk as a lord :)
any one else done this ?
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: MumoftTwo on September 06, 2006, 16:39: How about Marrow Rum? (from "It's Raining Plums")

Cut top off good sized marrow and scoop out all seeds. Fill cavity with dark brown sugar, packing it in. A 3lb marrow will hold as much as 2lb sugar. Make a small hole in the bottom of the marrow with a knitting needle or something similar. Put the marrow in a nylon stocking or one leg of a pair of tights. Hang it up over a bowl. Allow fermenting liquid to drip through into a bowl: depending on the size of the marrow the whole process will take up to 2 months. Decant the syrupy brown liquer into bottles and drink straight away or leave it to mature further.

Haven't tried it myself - would be interested to hear of anybody who has.
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: shaun on September 06, 2006, 18:44: i was nearly right ,
yours sounds a bit better than mine,so you dont put any rum in the marrow at all.
need to raid the wifes tight collection can i use any colour tights ? :D
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: ytyynycefn on September 07, 2006, 13:52: The Marrow Rum sounds fun - and cheaper than wasting a bottle of vodka if it all goes horribly wrong! I hate to think of the gooey mess left at the end of the fermentation, though... :shock:

Mel
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: MumoftTwo on September 07, 2006, 13:55: Quote from: "shaun"
i was nearly right ,
yours sounds a bit better than mine,so you dont put any rum in the marrow at all.
need to raid the wifes tight collection can i use any colour tights ? :D

I can just picture it - marrows in fishnets all over the country :D
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: ytyynycefn on September 07, 2006, 13:59: Do stripey tights give stripey alcohol?
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: shaun on September 07, 2006, 21:44: i have got some of my grandads longjohns in the loft will they do ? :)
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: tetley on September 11, 2006, 15:23: Quote from: "shaun"
i might be wrong here,but someone told me to cut the top off remove the seeds and fill the middle with vodka,put the top back on and tape it up,hang for a few months,drill a hole in the bottom and drain the liquid into a bottle,and hey presto you will be drunk as a lord :)
any one else done this ?

a friend of mine did this with melon.....took his word for it that it was good :(
Title: what to do with marrow
Post by: chutneymaster on September 16, 2006, 08:36: Quote from: "shaun"
i might be wrong here,but someone told me to cut the top off remove the seeds and fill the middle with vodka,put the top back on and tape it up,hang for a few months,drill a hole in the bottom and drain the liquid into a bottle,and hey presto you will be drunk as a lord :)
any one else done this ?

Better with melons!!!!