Stuffed Kohlrabi

Kohlrabi.... a lot of people probably aren't familiar with the vegetable.  From time to time you see it at a farmers' market, but very rarely at the grocery store.  And, then finding a recipe for it other than eating it raw on a salad or heating it up in a pan with some oil and salt are pepper can be challenging as well.  That's where I come in.  You see Ott, E and I grow this in our garden, so I am always on the hunt for creative ways to fix it.  Last year around this time I shared my recipe for Kohlrabi Casserole and this year I'm sharing my recipe for Stuffed Kohlrabi. 

Kohlrabi is a bulb that grows above ground with some green leaves.  Simply pull it out of the ground, break off the leaves and stems, wash and peel with a vegetable peeler.

Next put the Kohlrabi in a saucepan covered with water and boil for 20 minutes.  (You can add a dash of salt to the water if you like.)  You will need 4 medium to large size kohlrabi for this recipe.

Reserve 6 T. of the water and drain the water off the kohlrabi.  Allow to cool until you can pick up and hold with your hand and the slice of the top of the kohlrabi.

Scoop out the inside of the kohlrabi and chop the insides finely.

In a small bowl mix together 1 browned ground hamburger pattie,(I used a porkburger pattie, but any type of ground burger would work fine.) 1 slice of bread crumbled, 1 tsp. paprika, dash of salt, dash of white pepper, dash of dried parsley flakes, 1 T. dry onion flakes and 1 egg.  Add the finely chopped insides of the kohlrabi.  Then, stuff and pack mixture into the hollowed out kohlrabi.

Place the stuffed Kohlrabi in a greased baking dish and cover with the tops you sliced off earlier.  Place reserved water from boiling in dish as well.  Bake at 250 degrees for 25 minutes.

The stuffing adds a nice texture and spicy flavor to the kohlrabi and turns this once considered side into a main entree'.  So the next time your at a market and see Kohlrabi, snatch it up because this recipe is a great way to try a new vegetable!!!

This post was linked to: Hunk of Meat Monday on Beyer Beware, Melt in your Mouth Monday on Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, 2 Maids a Baking on 2 Maids a Milking, Tasty Tuesday on Beauty and Bedlam, Tempt My Tummy Tuesday at Blessed with Grace, Hearth N' Soul with A Moderate Life, Made from Scratch Tuesday on From Mess Hall to Bistro.