Today's Dish

"Monazaleh - Eggplant with Meat"

INGREDIENTS:
8 small long eggplants, peel and keep half of the tips
1 amount of stuffing (see below)
1 can tomato sauce or 2 chopped large tomatoes
1/2 cube of chicken stock dissolved in 1/2 hot water
1 tsp salt
1 tbl lemon juice
1/4 tsp cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice
3 cups corn oil

Preparation
STUFFING
1 big chopped onion
1 lb ground beef
1/2 tsp cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, black and white pepper
4 tbl corn oil
2 tbl roasted pine nuts

Heat the oil in a pan and pour the chopped onion while stirring until it turns into a yellow color. Add pine nuts and the ground meet with the rest of the spices and stir till the meat it cooked.

METHOD:
Fry the eggplant in corn oil until golden and arrange them in a baking tray. Stuff the middle of each eggplant with a tablespoon of the stuffing, then combine the rest of the ingredients and pour it on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. Serve hot with fluffy rice or pita bread. Serves 6.

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