Episode 130 - Simply Extraordinary
Segment #3 - Chicken with Melon (Persian Style)
Activity - Chicken with Melon (Persian Style)

HERE'S WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

• 1 ripe Honeydew or Persian melon
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 chopped onion
• 1/2 pound ground chicken, turkey or lamb
• 2 cups cooked couscous
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
• 1/4 cup honey or 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• salt & pepper to taste

LET'S GET STARTED:

1 Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2 Cut off top of the melon and keep as a lid.
3 Trim bottom of melon so it sits flat in baking dish.
4 Remove and discard seeds.
5 Heat butter in saucepan and saute onion until tender.
6 Add meat and brown.
7 Add couscous, nuts and apricots and simmer on low heat.
8 Mix together honey and cinnamon in a small bowl and stir into meat.
9 Season with salt & pepper, remove from heat and cool to lukewarm.
10 Stuff melon with meat and rice mixture.
11 Replace lid and secure with toothpicks.
12 Bake in casserole dish for one hour, until melon is tender.

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Chicken with Melon (Persian Style)
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