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Rick Stein's lamb-stuffed aubergines with Manchego cheese recipe
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Rick Stein's lamb-stuffed aubergines with Manchego cheese recipe

14 ingredients 20 min + 1 hr 10 min 4 people openrecipes

Inspired by his travels in Spain, this recipe from Rick Stein uses moorish spices for a truly authentic taste.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

636
Calories
36g
Protein
46g
Fat
23g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Manchego 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

  • 4 Aubergines, each weighing about 275g
  • 6 Olive oil
  • tbsp Medium onion finely chopped
  • 1 Garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 4 Large red pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 Freshly ground cumin seeds
  • 1.5 Ground cinnamon
  • tsp Freshly ground nutmeg
  • 1 Pimentón dulce (smoked sweet Spanish paprika)
  • tsp Large pinch of crushed dried chillies
  • 0.5 Minced lamb
  • tsp Tomato sauce (ideally freshly made)
  • 1 Manchego cheese, coarsely grated
  • tsp Good pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper

Directions

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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