Caigua Rellena

Caigua Rellena is a Peruvian dish made of a stuffed vegetable. The word caigua referrers to the a hollow, gourd-like vegetable called caiguas. The word rellena means stuffed or filled.

Peruvian doctors tell people with high blood pressure to eat raw caiguas in a salad, with a little lime and salt.

Recipe for Caigua Rellena

• Stuff the boiled caiguas with ground beef, pecans, raisins, green/black olives, and hard boiled eggs
• Place in a pot with tomato sauce
• Serve with rice

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