This giant squash fell off a vine that was hanging over the fence from my neighbor's yard. He said I could keep it, but I'm not really sure how to cook this beast. Fucker probably weighs about 10 lbs.
1 large marrow, about 1.4 kg (3 lb) 50 g (2 oz) butter 1 large onion, finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 500 g (1 lb) pork sausage-meat 30 - 60 ml (2 - 4 tbsp) tomato puree 2.5 ml (1/2 tsp) dried oregano 30 ml (2 tbsp) finely chopped fresh basil salt and freshly ground black pepper 50 g (2 oz) Cheddar cheese, grated
Leo Rodriguez
I'm Brit and love stuffed marrow. Give it a start baking on its own with a good sprinkle of salt and oil and then fill with minced lamb with shawarma spicing, pine nuts and spinach. Finish off with some feta on top under a grill
Elijah Martin
You can also cut it in half lengthways to get a bit of a crunchy top.
>overgrown
You mean fully grown.
Aaron Ramirez
>You mean fully grown
Not in my world and I grow my own zucchini.
David Gomez
Well, you're wrong then.
Angel Gutierrez
Ok then
William Gutierrez
I took bits and pieces of the advice from anons here, and went with the sausage stuffed marrow mentioned earlier. I doubled up on basically everything in the recipe, and added a couple habaneros from my garden for some heat.
I am somewhat nervous about eating this, after reading the wikipedia page on marrows / courgettes:
>Members of the plant family Cucurbitacea, which includes zucchini/marrows, pumpkins and cucumbers, can contain toxins called cucurbitacins. These are chemically classified as steroids; they defend the plants from predators, and have a bitter taste to humans. Cultivated cucurbitaceae are bred for low levels of the toxin and are safe to eat. However, ornamental pumpkins can have high levels of cucurbitacins, and such ornamental plants can cross-fertilise edible cucurbitaceae – any such cross-fertilised seeds used by the gardener for growing food in the following season can therefore potentially produce bitter and toxic fruit. Also, dry weather conditions/irregular watering can stress the plant and favour the production of the toxin. The toxin is not destroyed by cooking. People with an impaired sense of taste (particularly among the elderly) should therefore ask a younger person to taste the zucchini for them.
>In August 2015, a 79-year-old German man and his wife ate a marrow grown by a neighbour. The couple noted the unusually bitter taste. Shortly afterwards they were both admitted to Heidenheim hospital, apparently with symptoms of a gastrointestinal infection. The wife, who had eaten a smaller portion, survived, while the man died. Toxicological analysis of the meal confirmed the presence of cucurbitacin.
Jaxson Gutierrez
How long has your neighbor been growing these things? If he knows what he's doing he hasn't given you a toxic squash.
Brody Fisher
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Gabriel Nelson
I have been living at this place for 3 years, and I've definitely seen these growing for at least 2 seasons.
Benjamin Diaz
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Aiden Phillips
fuck that just stimulate your prostate with it
Angel Baker
Wa la. Bretty good.
Stuffed marrow and a glass of homebrew shiraz
H-how did I do bros? Britbongs, please rate my marrow.
Thx for all the advice. I saved the neck of the marrow, and I'm going to try and pickle it to see what that's like.
Oliver Ramirez
That looks pretty good, bro!
You posted updates and everything, I'm sorry this didn't get more traction
Damn, I remember coming to 2011 Veeky Forums all the time and it was the best board on here. Everyone's just having a good time making good food.
Keep up the good work.
Hudson Torres
Agreed, interesting how this little thread is among the best on Veeky Forums right now.
The board should be filled with threads like this
Kevin Hughes
OP delivered
Hunter Kelly
ncie
Nicholas Ramirez
MAKE Veeky Forums GREAT AGAIN by not being a dick unless someone really was a fucking dumbass and ruined some nice cut or whatever.
Encourage people to cook. It's a great skill to have.
Jason Sullivan
Ok tumblr
Luis Perry
Thanks!
I have to say that I was surprised by how it turned out. user who suggested slicing it in half lengthwise was spot on. The crunchy top was delicious, sort of like a lasagna.
The marrow was only a bit stringy around the outside, where it was closest to the skin that I peeled off. Other than that, I had no issues cutting or chewing it. It had a mild squashy taste, but seemed to pick up the flavours of the filling. Would try again.
Jonathan Murphy
Molds and the like are a fungi: if you are capable of observing it with the naked eye then the mycelium has already spread throughout the item.
Thomas Wilson
fuck off nigger.
Nolan Stewart
I cant cook for shit but this was onteresting to follow up on
Evan Peterson
Good thread m8
Xavier Torres
I had that happen once with a pumpkin, it was fucking horrific. You'd have to be almost tongue-dead to eat more than a minuscule amount, it's like licking the inside of a crack pipe.
Parker Hall
Whatever you do, first stick it between your legs and take plenty of pictures for your various social media accounts. It's a perfect squash for that sort of thing.
Leo Wright
I'd've shredded it and made zucchini bread.
Isaac Cruz
I think once you get to that size it's a bit too watery to work in bread.