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Karnıyarık (Eggplant Stuffed with Ground Beef)

Name: Karnıyarık (Eggplant Stuffed with Ground Beef)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: 2 Eggplant; 150g Ground beef; 1/2 Onion; 1 Tomato; 1 Green pepper; 1 clove Garlic; 1 tbsp Tomato paste; 3 tbsp Olive oil

Main Dish

⏱ 45 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

"Split belly" — pan-fried eggplant slit open and stuffed with a savory ground beef filling.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Considered one of Turkey's most home-style dishes: eggplant is pan-fried, then slit and stuffed with a ground beef filling seasoned with onion and tomato, finished in the oven. The name, meaning "split belly," refers to the slit cut into the eggplant. It's traditionally served with pilav rice.

🌆 Where it's eaten: A lazy afternoon at home in Ankara, this dish taking shape in the kitchen — the quintessential family meal.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

Eggplant 2
Ground beef 150g
Onion 1/2
Tomato 1
Green pepper 1
Garlic 1 clove
Tomato paste 1 tbsp
Olive oil 3 tbsp

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Peel the eggplant in stripes and pan-fry in oil until soft.
Sauté minced onion and garlic, then add the ground beef and cook until it changes color.
Add the chopped tomato and tomato paste to make the filling.
Slit down the center of each eggplant and stuff with the filling.
Arrange in a baking dish and top with sliced tomato and green pepper.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 20 minutes.

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