What to do with marrow

nanokitten

Just peel and slice one up, stick it all in the freezer and add a bit to everthing you'd put courgettes in. They are especially good in curry, stew, soup, hotpot etc. Picallili is an alternative way to preserve it if you like it. Also good stuffed and baked (cut into sections if it don't fit in the oven!) Also, not that long to go till harvest festival if you've got kids!

Penelope_Penguin

I'd make one into marrow and ginger jam for DH (I can't abide the stuff)and compost the rest - honestly, marrows aren't worth cooking

As this has fallen from the front page of OS, I'll add it to the existing thread.

Penny. x

gazza975526570

Hi

Was given a marrow yesterday, found a nice recipe for Marrow Provencale (never eaten Marrow before - hope its nice!)

What do i serve this with - rice, veg or just on its own?

Thanks

ChocClare

I assume this will have garlic, onion, tomato, herbs and maybe mushrooms as it's a provencale recipe? In which case it would be nice with rice or pasta - and with grated cheese over the top. I don't think it needs more vegetables.

With marrow you usually get quite a lot of juice, so you'll need something to mop it up. Rice might be a good idea - or crusty or garlic bread.

gazza975526570

ChocClare wrote: »

I assume this will have garlic, onion, tomato, herbs and maybe mushrooms as it's a provencale recipe? In which case it would be nice with rice or pasta - and with grated cheese over the top. I don't think it needs more vegetables.

With marrow you usually get quite a lot of juice, so you'll need something to mop it up. Rice might be a good idea - or crusty or garlic bread.

Thank you for the quick reply (thankfull as its nearly finished cooking!!!)

Yeah your right as per above with garlic, cheese etc.

Rice it is!

Please be nice!!!!!

gazza975526570

Update.

It was absolutely lovely!!!

Mods - feel free to merge to main marrow thread

henbane

Hi
I'm sure a few years ago I found a recipe that used marrow as an apple subsitute in crumble and pie recipes. It wasn't half bad, obviously sugar was involved and lemon juice I think.
Does anyone do this, can't find the recipe anywhere.

Marrows gone mad this year and I have seven huge ones to use up so could make quite a number of "apple" crumbles with this lot!

In fact any good marrow recipes would be useful, don't like them stuffed and the only way I've been eating them so far is to cube, cover in salt to get rid of excess liquid wash and dry then use in a gratin recipe with cheese sauce.

I'll worry you about the 9 pumpkins later....

Henbane

twiglet98

Watching this with interest, I have 12 giants picked and drying on slatted shelves, it's a shame to give them all to the chickens! Would they go with blackberries, I wonder?

purpleivy

My Mum used to make marrow and ginger jam, it was lovely, but not popular with all members of the family,

nanokitten

Ha, think were all in the same boat! not sure about sweet recipies but I have peeled and chopped mine into small cubes and frozen in small bags as mine aslways seem to go off before I finally bite the bullet and use them for something special.
The plan being to add a handful to everything I'd put corgettes in (soup, curry, casseroles...) which should save money on out of season corgettes in winter). Also just made 4 jars of picallili (also using the glut of cucumbers).
somewhere on here there is a great marrows thread.
This year I have masses of pumpkins coming (but no butternut squash for some reson)