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Karnıyarık – Turkish Baked Eggplants Stuffed with Spiced Ground Meat

Name: Karnıyarık – Turkish Baked Eggplants Stuffed with Spiced Ground Meat
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 4 piece Medium eggplants; 350 g Ground beef; 1 piece Onion; 3 clove Garlic cloves; 2 piece Fresh tomatoes; 20 g Fresh chopped parsley; 40 ml Olive oil; 150 ml Warm water; null Salt

Classic Turkish homestyle centerpiece: split eggplants stuffed with a savory spiced ground meat filling, baked in rich tomato sauce and garnished with peppers.

Prep

20 min

Cook

35 min

Total

55 min

Ingredients

4servings

Medium eggplants
4 piece
Ground beef
350 g
Onion
1 piece
Garlic cloves
3 clove
Fresh tomatoes
2 piece
Fresh chopped parsley
20 g
Olive oil
40 ml
Warm water
150 ml
Salt

Preparation Steps

Pan-fry whole eggplants in olive oil for 8-10 minutes until lightly browned and softened.

9 min timer

For filling, brown onion and garlic, add ground beef, diced tomatoes, parsley, and salt; cook for 8 minutes.

8 min timer

Arrange eggplants in baking dish, slit down center, and fill generously with the savory meat mixture.

Pour warm water around eggplants and bake at 190°C for 25 minutes until bubbling and fragrant.

25 min timer

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Source: Traditional Anatolian & Turkish Culinary Heritage / USDA Public Domain Collection (United States Department of Agriculture (USDA))

Legal status: Public Domain (17 U.S.C. § 105) • 17 U.S.C. § 105

License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal

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Karnıyarık – Turkish Baked Eggplants Stuffed with Spiced Ground Meat

Ingredients

Preparation Steps

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