Easy Moroccan Stuffed Eggplant (beef or lamb)

Name: Easy Moroccan Stuffed Eggplant (beef or lamb)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 x 250g/8oz eggplants ((aubergines), ~17cm/7" long (Note 1)); 3/4 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt; 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp lemon juice ((or more oil)); 1 1/2 tsp EACH coriander, paprika; 1 tsp cumin; 3/4 tsp all spice powder; 1/2 tsp EACH garlic powder, ginger, turmeric powder; 1/4 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 garlic clove (, finely minced); 1/2 onion (, finely chopped); 250g / 8oz beef or lamb mince (, lean if you can (chicken, turkey, pork also ok)); 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt; 2 tsp tomato paste ((Note 3)); 1/4 cup water; Yoghurt (, plain); 2 tbsp coriander/cilantro leaves (, roughly chopped (sub parsley)); 2 tbsp pinenuts (, toasted (Note 4))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:45min

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 mix, it will still be tasty even if you're missing one...or two, even three!Serves 2 as a main with a small side salad, or 4 as a meal with a starch (flatbread, couscous) and a substantial side (like this Pumpkin Salad, roast veg, chickpea salad), or 4 as a generous starter.

Updated at: Thu, 03 Apr 2025 01:10:36 GMT