Recipe - Paw Paw With Far Eastern Stuffing

50 g Butter; (2oz)
1 Onion; finely chopped
1 Garlic clove; crushed
50 g Blanched almonds; roughly
chopped
; (2oz)
1 50 grams lon grain rice;
(2oz)
50 g Seedless raisins; (2oz)
50 g Dried apricots; chopped
(2oz)
One fourth teaspoon Ground cinnamon
Salt and freshly ground
black pepper
2 Paw paws; halved and
deseeded

1. Melt 25g (1oz) butter in a saucepan, add the onion and garlic and fry
gently for 5 minutes until softened.

2. Add the almonds and rice and stir for 23 minutes until the rice begins
to swell.

3. Add 150ml (One fourth pint) water, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 15
minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Add the remaining butter, raisins, apricots and cinnamon and season to
taste.

5. Fill each half of the paw paw with the filling and serve.

Converted by MC_Buster.

NOTES : A delicious vegetarian main course, or an accompaniment to a spicy
meal.

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.