Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi
Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi

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Great recipe for Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi. Fried small eggplants are stuffed with a mixture of ground meat, onions and pine nuts then baked in tomato sauce. It is served with vermicelli rice.

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The ingredients needed to make Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi:
  1. Get 1 kg small eggplants
  2. Get 400 g coarsely ground beef
  3. Make ready 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  4. Prepare 2 large tomatoes, peeled and sliced
  5. Prepare 2 tablespoons tomato paste, dissolved in 3 cups water
  6. Prepare 1/4 cup pine nuts
  7. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  8. Take 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  9. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
  10. Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  11. Make ready 3/4 cup vegetable oil, for frying eggplants
  12. Prepare 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for frying onions, pine nuts and meat

Place a layer of eggplant slices on the bottom of the ovenproof dish. Spread half of the meat sauce, add second layer of eggplant slices then the rest of the meat sauce and finish it with the last layer of eggplant slices. Lightly beat eggs, pinch of salt and almond milk and pour over eggplants. Casserole is an easy-to-prep, crowd-pleasing comfort food.

Steps to make Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi:
  1. In a deep skillet, heat the vegetable oil and fry the eggplants on high heat until tender and brown. Remove from oil and place on a kitchen absorbent paper.
  2. In another skillet fry the chopped onion until golden and tender, add the pine nuts, toss for a few seconds then add the ground meat with the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper and stir until meat is brown. Set aside.
  3. In a baking tray, place the fried eggplants and make a slit, lengthwise, in the middle of each one. Fill each eggplant with enough ground meat.
  4. Layer the tomato slices over them and pour the dissolved tomato paste. Make sure the eggplants are covered with water. Sprinkle with salt.
  5. Bake in the oven on medium heat for around 30 min. Do not allow all liquid to evaporate.
  6. Serve with vermicelli rice on the side.
  7. Note: You can find the recipe 'vermicelli rice' under my profile.

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