Stuffed zucchini with minced meat and rice

1. First of all, we put rice to cook and peel our zucchini. Cut across into "washers" about 2 cm thick. We clean the seeds and wash them.
2. If you have several small fruits, then you should not remove the peel, but you need to cut it lengthwise to get two "boats".
3. Boil water (about 1.5 liters) (you can use a kettle), put the "washers" in a saucepan and pour boiling water so that they are covered with water. Leave for 5 minutes. This is necessary in order for the zucchini to become soft after baking.
4. I want to show you a very simple and convenient way to chop onions. To do this, we need a sharp, preferably wide knife and a little skill.
5. So, we peel the onion from the husk and cut off the top. Holding the uncut bottom, cut the bulb lengthwise at a distance of about 0.5 cm, but not to the end. In this case, the bottom will serve as a holder.
6. We put the onion so that the incisions are vertical, as in the photo. And we continue to cut the bulb, but horizontally, holding the bottom well with your hand. You should get such an onion, sliced vertically and horizontally.
7. The matter remains small — we cut the onion into cubes, again holding it well by the bottom.
8. This is a very simple and least "whiny" way of chopping onions. Having tried it once, you will laugh at the fact that you used to spend so many tears and nerves on an ordinary onion! :)
9. The onion is ready, now finely chop the garlic and three carrots on a fine grater. In a frying pan, heat up a little olive oil and send the onion and garlic there. Fry a little and add the carrots, passeruem until soft.
10. Meanwhile, we take the squash out of the water and put it on a paper towel so that the excess liquid is absorbed.
11. And now let's make the filling. In a deep bowl, mix the minced meat, rice and sauteed vegetables. Add salt and pepper to taste.
12. We cover the baking sheet with foil and lubricate it a little with olive or grape oil (if there are none, you can use vegetable oil). We put our "washers" on a baking sheet. Fill it tightly with filling.
13. Add the herbs to the sour cream and mix. Top the zucchini with sour cream and a little salt.
14. We send it to a preheated 180 degree oven.
15. Three cheese on a coarse grater.
16. After 15 minutes, take out the baking sheet and sprinkle each zucchini with grated cheese. We send it to the oven for another 15-20 minutes, depending on the size of the "washers".
17. You can sprinkle the dish with cheese immediately after sour cream and put it in the oven for 30-40 minutes, but I don't like baked cheese, and I think that in this form the dish is both more aesthetic and tastier.
18. After the time has elapsed, remove the baking sheet from the oven. Zucchini will easily move away from the foil. The dish is perfect both as a snack and as an independent dish.

Bon appetit!