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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Turkish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Brown onions and meat lightly in butter, stirring constantly. | 2. Add tomatoes, salt and pepper. | 3. Cook covered for about 15 minutes. | 4. Remove from heat. | 5. Add parsley, egg, 1/4 cup cheese and bread crumbs. | 6. On the'top' of each Eggplant, peel an inch strip from one end to the other and make an incision along strip to within an inch of each end. | 7. Place in baking dish and bake in moderate oven (about 350ºF) until soft and light brown (about 30-45 minutes). | 8. Insert knife blade into incision and stuff with meat mixture. | 9. Prepare bechamel sauce. | 10. Melt buter over low heat; add flour, salt,pepper and nutmeg; stir until well blended. | 11. Remove from heat. | 12. Gradually stir in milk and return to heat. | 13. Cook, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth. | 14. Add the egg and remaining cheese to the sauce. | 15. Pour about a tablespoon on top of each Eggplant. | 16. Sprinkle with additional grated cheese and dot with butter. | 17. If desired, add tomato sauce to the pan. | 18. Bake in a moderate oven for about 35 minutes. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
onion	2		chopped	88.0	20.548000000000002	2.42	0.22
beef	1	lb	ground	898.1139999999999	0.0	88.0877	57.7424
butter	1/4	cup		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
tomato	2		chopped	44.28	9.5694	2.1648	0.49200000000000005
salt	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
parsley			chopped	-	-	-	-
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
cheese	1/2	cup	grated	238.275	1.5795	14.445	19.3995
breadcrumb	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
eggplant	2 1/4			-	-	-	-
bechamel sauce	1	cup		-	-	-	-
egg	1		beaten	71.5	0.36	6.28	4.755
tomato sauce	1 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
bechamel sauce		cup		-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons		171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
pepper	1/8	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
flour	3	tablespoons		108.4275	23.7385	1.7627	0.4207
nutmeg	1	dash		-	-	-	-
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.