Stuffed Eggplant

18 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 6 small eggplants
  • 5 Tbs. olive oil
  • filling:
  • 1/2 kilo ground beef
  • 1 cup burgul - soak 20 minutes, then drain
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 Tbs. chopped mint
  • 1 Tbs. chopped parsley
  • 2 Tbs.roasted pine nuts
  • 1 400 gram can crushed tomatoes
  • 5 Tbs. olive oil
  • salt, pepper
  • Sauce:
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • i can crushed tomatoes
  • 5 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 4 cups boiling water
  • salt, pepper, turmeric

Directions

  1. 1
    Halve eggplants and remove flesh, leaving a 1 cm. thick shell.
  2. 2
    Mix filling ingredients and fill eggplant shells - do not pack tight
  3. 3
    Combine sauce ingredients.
  4. 4
    Heat 5 Tbs oil in large pan. Carefully place eggplant in one layer and cover with sauce.
  5. 5
    Cook covered on medium flame for 30 minutes.
  6. 6
    Cook on low flame for additional 30 minutes.
  7. 7
    Add boiling water as needed during cooking.

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