Photo: Markus Spiske
Sweet and sour stuffed aubergines
20 ingredients
30 min + 2 hr
Serves 4
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Many Middle Eastern recipes for stuffed aubergines begin with deep-frying the aubergines. However, they don't need to be precooked at all as long as there is enough moisture in the dish to soften them properly.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
773
Calories
34g
Protein
49g
Fat
56g
Carbs
Counts 13 of 16 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Beef | 100g cooked | 250 |
| Pine Nut | 1 oz (28g) | 191 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Grape | 1/2 cup (76g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Bulgur | not in our table | 0 |
| Wheat | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 medium aubergines
- , for sprinkling salt
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp caster sugar
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 150ml/5fl oz water
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion
- 2 garlic
- 300g/11oz minced beef
- 1 heaped tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 heaped tsp ground cumin
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 tomatoes, deseeded and finely chopped
- water, to cover
- 3 tbsp bulgur wheat
- 30g/1oz pine nuts
- 30g/1oz currants
Directions
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