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Fattet makdous is a layered baby eggplant dish with ground beef, bread, and sauces….Yes, there are several steps to this meal but they are all crucial and so worth it!

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Fattet Makdous (Layered Eggplant) By Fufu's Kitchen

A baby eggplant dish layered with ground beef, bread, and sauces.

Course

Appetizer

Cuisine

Middle Eastern

Servings

servings, or more

Ingredients

Eggplant

• 6 small eggplants
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Beef

• 1/2 yellow onion or sweet onion, chopped
• 1 1/4 lb lean ground beef
• 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts
• 1/2 tablespoon all spice
• dash cinnamon
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Pomegranate Molasses
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Tomato Layer

• 2 tomtaoes chopped
• 3 cloves garlic minced
• 1/2 yellow onion chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

White Sauce

• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 1 cup dairy free yogurt kite hill almond unsweetened plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon chopped dill
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• salt and pepper
• 4 cloves garlic minced

Bread

• 2 gluten free tortilla wraps or gluten free pita
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder

Course Appetizer Cuisine Middle Eastern Servings servings, or more Ingredients Eggplant 6 small eggplants 2 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper to taste Beef 1/2 yellow onion or sweet onion, chopped 1 1/4 lb lean ground beef 1/3 cup toasted pine nuts 1/2 tablespoon all spice dash cinnamon salt and pepper to taste 1 tablespoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon Pomegranate Molasses 2 tablespoons olive oil Tomato Layer 2 tomtaoes chopped 3 cloves garlic minced 1/2 yellow onion chopped salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon dried oregano 1 tablespoon olive oil White Sauce 1 tablespoon tahini 1 cup dairy free yogurt kite hill almond unsweetened plain yogurt 1 tablespoon chopped dill 1/2 lemon juiced salt and pepper 4 cloves garlic minced Bread 2 gluten free tortilla wraps or gluten free pita 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon garlic powder

Instructions

Eggplant

1. Take off the stems of eggplants and toss the eggplants in olive oil, salt and pepper. Saute on stove top for a few minutes then finish off the cooking of the eggplant in a 350 degree oven for about 50 minutes or so till tender.

Beef

1. Add some olive oil to a pan then add the pine nuts. Sautee till lightly toasted and place aside on a plate lined with paper towel.
2. In the same pan, add a little more oil and start to cook the onion. Once translucent add the ground beef and add all the seasonings mentioned. Cook till beef is browned. This shouldn't take more than 5-7 minutes.
3. Add half the pine nuts back into the beef mixture.
4. Once the eggplants are read, slice them in the middle to create a pocket. Stuff the pocket with the beef mixture and set the eggplants aside.
5. Add the leftover ground beef to the tomato sauce.

Tomato Layer

1. In a pan, add olive oil and saute the onions and garlic then add in the chopped tomatoes. Let this all melt together into a rough sauce.

White Sauce

1. Mash the garlic with some salt. In a bowl, add the yogurt, tahini, dill, and lemon juice. To that, add the garlic then season with some salt and pepper. Allow this to sit overnight or for a few hours for flavors to blend well.

Bread

1. On a baking sheet, add pieces of bread. Drizzle with olive oil and garlic powder. Toast in 350 degree oven till crisp.

Layering the dish

1. In a deep dish, add the crisped bread. On top of that, layer the tomato sauce with the extra ground beef. Then add the white sauce on top of all that. Then cushion in the stuffed baby eggplants. Garnish with cilantro/parsley and the rest of the toasted pine nuts.

   

Recipe Notes

• This recipe was designed for gluten free and dairy dietary restrictions. You can use regular dairy products and bread in place of what was recommended if preferred.

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