About this dish
Eggplant halves stuffed with spiced ground meat, tomato, and pepper, baked until tender.
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Ingredients
🍆4 eggplants, halved lengthwise
🥩400g ground beef
🍅2 tomatoes, chopped
🫑1 green pepper, chopped
🧅1 onion, chopped
Method
Serves 21
Fry the eggplant halves briefly until softened, then scoop out a channel in the center.2
Cook ground beef with onion, pepper, and tomato for the filling.3
Stuff the eggplant halves generously with the meat mixture.4
Arrange in a baking dish with a little tomato sauce.5
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 30 minutes until the eggplant is tender.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Karnıyarık, meaning 'split belly', is a classic Turkish dish, named for how the eggplant is split and stuffed.
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