turkish

Stuffed Dried Eggplant with Rice and Beef

This simmered dish pairs dried eggplant shells with ground beef, short-grain rice and onion. Adjust the calorie target to automatically scale the ingredients while keeping the proportions of the meal balanced.

Dinner

Hard

Balanced High satiety

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Estimated macros per portion

36 g Protein

60 g Carbohydrates

29 g Fat

6 g Fiber

Ingredients

650 kcal · 1 portion

Ingredient quantities automatically adjust to your calorie target.

46g dried eggplant shells 12 kcal
111g ground beef (85% lean) 278 kcal
51g short-grain rice (dry) 186 kcal
65g onion 26 kcal
139g tomato 25 kcal
17g tomato paste 14 kcal
11g olive oil 97 kcal
2g ground cumin 8 kcal
1g black pepper 2 kcal
2g salt 0 kcal
241g water 0 kcal

Cooking instructions

dried eggplant shellswater
Soak dried eggplant shells in hot water 20 minutes until pliable. Drain and rinse.
ground beef (85% lean)onionolive oil
Heat olive oil in a skillet. Saute onion 3 minutes, then add ground beef and cook 4 minutes.
short-grain rice (dry)tomatotomato pasteground cuminblack peppersalt
Stir in rice, tomato paste, cumin, black pepper, and salt. Cook 1 minute.
short-grain rice (dry)tomatowater
Add diced tomato and water; simmer 5 minutes to start softening the rice (mixture should be loose, not dry).
dried eggplant shells
Stuff eggplant shells loosely with the filling and arrange upright in a small pot.
dried eggplant shellsshort-grain rice (dry)water
Add enough water to come halfway up the shells, cover, and simmer gently 30-35 minutes until rice is tender.