Sheik El Mehshi
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A classic labanese dish in which Aubergines(eggplants) are stuffed with spicy meat sauce and baked for the finished touch.
Total servings: 5
Calories:
Pre-Prep time:
Preperation time: 45 min
Occasion: Any
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Effort: Average
Best for: All
How to serve: Hot
Ingredients:
750 gms. aubergines, baby or oval
1 tbsp. butter or oil.
For the Stuffing:
1 onion, chopped
1 tbsp. butter
200 gms. mince lamb
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. allspice
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp. pine nuts
For the Sauce:
1 cups hot water
75 gms. tomato paste
3/4 tsp. white pepper
3/4 tsp. black pepper
To Garnish:
2 mediumsized tomatoes, sliced.
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 200C.
Peel strips of skin of the aubergine.
If preferred, leaving the neck of the aubergines on.
Heat some of the butter or oil in a pan and fry the aubergine until browned, then lift out and set aside.
Prepare the Stuffing
Heat the butter in the same pan, add the onions and fry them until brown.
Add the minced meat, season with the cumin, all spice, salt and pepper and then add the pine nuts.
Slice open the aubergines and fill them with the meat and onion mixture.
Place them in an ovenproof pot or dish.
Heat water in a separate pot and add the tomato paste.
Let it boil and carefully pout it over the stuffed aubergines.
Season with salt and both peppers.
Top each aubergine with a slice of tomato, then place in a preheated oven until for 25 mins. or cook on a low heat until aubergine is just tender but not soft.
