Easy Moroccan Stuffed Eggplant (beef or lamb)
Recipe video above. A delicious, unique, EASY way to serve up eggplant and minced / ground beef or lamb! Think of this as a midweek take on traditional Arabic stuffed eggplant that's usually hollowed out.Don't worry if you don't have every single spice. There's so many in this spice
Ingredients
2 servings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160°C fan).
- Sweat eggplants (recommended, see Note 5 to skip) - Cut eggplants in half then score with 2.5cm / 1" diamonds. Rub surface with salt, getting some into the slits. Place face down in a colander and set aside for 30 minutes. Gently squeeze like a sponge to remove excess water, pat surface dry.
- Mix Chermoula spice mix ingredients in a bowl. Remove 3 teaspoons for the meat and set aside. Add olive oil and lemon juice into the remaining spice mix and mix into a paste.
- Roast eggplant - Place eggplant on baking tray. Slather spice mix onto the surface. Roast for 45 minutes until softened.
- Spiced topping - Heat oil in a non stick skillet over medium high heat. Cook onion and garlic for 1 minute. Turn heat up to high, add lamb/beef and cook, breaking it up as you go, until you no longer see red. Add reserved spices and salt, then cook for a further 1 minute. Add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Stir in water, cook for 1 minute until it's juicy but not watery.
- Assemble - Top eggplant with beef/lamb. Sprinkle over coriander, dollop with yogurt and pine nuts. Finish with an extra drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, if desired!
Nutrition per serving
Protein32g
Carbs22g
Fat28g
450kcal
32gProtein
22gCarbs
28gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$782.00
$782.00
Per Serving
$391.00/serving
$391.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1564.00 vs buying!
~$1564.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (90% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| x 250g/8oz eggplants | 2 | $110.00 |
| cooking salt / kosher salt | 0.75 tsp | $1.00 |
| extra virgin olive oil | 1 tbsp | $34.00 |
| lemon juice | 1 tbsp | $10.00 |
| EACH coriander | 0.5 tsp | $27.00 |
| cumin | 1 tsp | $36.00 |
| all spice powder | 0.75 tsp | - |
| EACH garlic powder | 0.5 tsp | $4.00 |
| cinnamon | 0.25 tsp | $7.00 |
| cayenne pepper | 0.25 tsp | $4.00 |
| olive oil | 1 tbsp | $21.00 |
| arlic clove | 1 g | $1.00 |
| onion | 0.5 | $25.00 |
| / 8oz beef or lamb mince | 250 g | $440.00 |
| cooking/kosher salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| tomato paste | 2 tsp | $2.00 |
| water | 0.25 cup | - |
| Yoghurt | - | - |
| coriander/cilantro leaves | 2 tbsp | $59.00 |
| pinenuts | 2 tbsp | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
Recipe Assistant
Ask anything about this recipe
Hi! I can answer questions about this recipe. Ask me anything!
Comments
Loading comments...