🇹🇷Turkish4 ServingsMain CourseTurkish
Traditional Karnıyarık (Stuffed Eggplant)
The crown jewel of dinners where fried eggplants meet a delicious minced meat filling.
Ingredients
- 4 medium eggplants
- 250g ground beef
- 1 onion
- 2 tomatoes
- 2 green peppers
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- Salt, black pepper, finely chopped parsley
Instructions
1
Peel the eggplants in stripes, soak in salted water, dry, lightly fry them whole, and slit them lengthwise in the middle.
2
Prepare the filling by sautéing the minced meat, onion, garlic, chopped peppers, and 1 chopped tomato. Stir in the parsley just before taking it off the heat.
3
Fill the eggplants with the prepared mixture, and garnish with tomato and pepper slices.
4
Dilute the tomato paste with hot water, pour it into the baking dish, and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 25 minutes.
