Description
Turkish Musakka combining fried eggplants and spicy minced meat in tomato sauce cooked in a pan.
Restaurants serving Musakka
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Eggplant
- Minced beef
- Onion
- Tomato
- Green chilies
- Garlic
Instructions
- Peel eggplants in stripes, slice and deep-fry until soft. Sauté chopped onions, green chilies, garlic, and minced meat in a pan. Add tomato paste, diced tomatoes, salt, pepper, and cumin to make a meat sauce. Layer the fried eggplants in a shallow pot, and spread the meat sauce evenly over them. Add a little water, cover, and simmer on low for 15-
- minutes until the eggplant melts into the meat juices.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Cumin and Tomato paste
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Long eggplants, Minced beef/pork
Pairing
Pilaf and Ayran
Trivia
[For Everyone] While globally Moussaka means a gratin, this pan-stewed style is the original Turkish version.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Always order with pilaf, and mix the soft eggplant and meat stew with the rice on your plate!
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