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Slashed Eggplant

Turkish Cuisine - Karniyarik

Ingredients
Measure
Amount
Eggplant
Oil
Ground Meat
Onions
Green Pepper
Garlic
Tomatoes
Parsley
Salt
Black Pepper
Water
6 medium size
3 ½ tablespoons
1 ¼ cups
3 large size
3 medium size
5 cloves
4 small size
2/3 bunch
2 teaspoons
½ teaspoon
¾ cup + 1 ½ teaspoons
1 kg
50 g
250 g
250 g
50 g
15 g
400 g
40 g
12 g
1 g
200 g

Instructions - 6 servings

Pare eggplants in strips. Remove stems. Brown in oil lightly for 15 minutes turning all round. Remove from pan reserving oil.Arrange in a baking dish side by side. Split lengthwise leaving 2 ½ cm (1 inch) long space from both ends, make holes in center with back of a tablespoon. Add ground meat and finely chopped onions to oil; stir.

Karniyarik, Slashed Eggplant

Brown for 8-10 minutes or until meat is crumbly; drain. Stir in diced tomatoes and 1 diced pepper reserving one tomatoes and pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in minced garlic and parsley.

Season with salt and pepper; mix. Fill in eggplants with ground meat. Top with sliced tomatoes. Cut peppers into strips. Arrange on eggplants. Add hot water gradually from corner of pan. Bake in a moderate oven for 45 minutes. Serve hot.

Nutritive value
( Approx. per serving
note: recipe for 6 servings)

Item Measure

Energy
Protein
Fat
Carbohydrate
Calcium
Iron
Phosphorus
Zinc
Sodium
Vitamin A
Thiamin B1
Riboflavin B2
Niacin
Vitamin C
Cholesterol

218 cal
11.1 g
13.8 g
14.5 g
46 mg
2.95 mg
151 mg
2 mg
793 mg
897 iu
0.19 mg
0.23 mg
4.08 mg
36 mg
38 mg

 

Regional characteristics

It is one of the most popular, famous, delicious and traditional dishes of Turkish Cuisine. In summer, it is always served as a main dish for lunch or supper.

Note

If medium size eggplants is not available, cut one into quarters lengthwise.

Biography

Samples of Turkish Cuisine, Ministry of Culture Publications of General Directorate of Folk Cultures Research and Development.

 

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