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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 favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. 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:
- Make ready 1 kg small eggplants
- Get 400 g coarsely ground beef
- Make ready 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- Take 2 large tomatoes, peeled and sliced
- Prepare 2 tablespoons tomato paste, dissolved in 3 cups water
- Get 1/4 cup pine nuts
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- Make ready 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Get 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder
- Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- Get 3/4 cup vegetable oil, for frying eggplants
- Make ready 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for frying onions, pine nuts and meat
Casserole of eggplants stuffed with ground meat - sheikh el mehshi. 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. Cut the mozzarella cheese slices into triangles and arrange on top of eggplant halves, or top the eggplant with shredded mozzarella cheese.
Instructions 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.
Sheikh el-mahshi was known as a "king's dish" since it skips the rice altogether and is stuffed with the more luxurious stuffing of meat and pine nuts. They are then popped into a minty yogurt sauce and voila, one of the best and most underappreciated dishes out. Eggplant Stuffed with Ground Meat and Yogurt. Eggplant's delicious meaty texture, nutty flavor and surplus of health benefits have made it a popular vegetable in many cuisines throughout the world. Iraqi sheikh mahshi batinjaan - download this royalty free Stock Photo in seconds.
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