Sheikh Mahshi Stuffed Eggplants

Ingredients

• Small eggplant
• Finely minced meat
• Vegetable oil
• Dry onion
• Seven spice blend
• Baharat or black pepper
• Salt
• Hot chili powder - optional
• Pine nuts - optional
• Slices of potato and carrot - optional
• Water
• Tomato paste or purée
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Method

1. Wash the eggplants, then slit them lengthwise using a thin knife
2. Fry the eggplants in plenty of hot oil, then place them in a colander and let them drain well. Meanwhile prepare the filling: sauté the finely chopped onion in a little oil in a frying pan
3. Add the minced meat when the onion softens; stir until the meat dries
4. Sprinkle the spices and salt, add the pine nuts, and stir until the filling is cooked
5. Let the filling cool
6. Stuff the eggplants with the filling then arrange them in a baking dish, and add wide slices of carrot and potato as desired
7. Add water with tomato paste until the water reaches the level of the eggplants, making sure not to cover the filling with water
8. Put the dish on the stove until it boils, then reduce the heat and let Sheikh Mahshi cook over low to medium heat
9. You can cover the dish with aluminum foil so the sauce does not evaporate completely
10. Serve Sheikh Mahshi with vermicelli rice
11. Naima Ibrahim
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