Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Sheikh Mehshi is a traditional Iraqi dish using aubergines and courgettes which are stuffed with mince and parsley and served with rice. Sheikh mahshi (also know as sheikh el-mahshi) are not only beautiful but they're also delicious, or so I've been told (I did taste the stuffing before it went into the eggplants, and it is absolutely scrumptious). My grandmother taught me how she makes sheikh mahshi.
Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look fantastic. Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi is something that I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi:
- Prepare 1 kg small eggplants
- Take 400 g coarsely ground beef
- Take 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- Take 2 large tomatoes, peeled and sliced
- Prepare 2 tablespoons tomato paste, dissolved in 3 cups water
- Prepare 1/4 cup pine nuts
- Take 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
- Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Make ready 3/4 cup vegetable oil, for frying eggplants
- Make ready 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for frying onions, pine nuts and meat
This stuffed eggplant is a tasty alternative to heavier fried eggplant slices. It's similar in flavor to eggplant Parmesan, but with ground beef in the filling. See recipes for Aubergine Ragout too. Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi.
Steps to make Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Layer the tomato slices over them and pour the dissolved tomato paste. Make sure the eggplants are covered with water. Sprinkle with salt.
- Bake in the oven on medium heat for around 30 min. Do not allow all liquid to evaporate.
- Serve with vermicelli rice on the side.
- Note: You can find the recipe 'vermicelli rice' under my profile.
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