Moussaka of Aubergines

Name: Moussaka of Aubergines (Patlican Musakkasi)
Yield: To Serve 4
Cuisine: Turkey
Ingredients: ½ tsp red pepper; salt to taste; 150 g/5 oz onions, finely chopped; 75 g/3 oz green peppers; 250 g/8 oz tomatoes; 500 g/1 lb aubergines; 125 g/4 oz lean minced meat; ½ tsp ground black pepper; 250 g/8 oz cooking fat or sunflower oil for deep frying

Patlican Musakkasi

Preparation info

To Serve
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Nevin Halici's Turkish Cookbook

By Nevin Halici

Published 1989

About

Musakkalar, fried vegetable dishes with minced meat, are made with potatoes or courgettes as well as the aubergines used in this recipe.

Ingredients

500 g/1 lb aubergines
salt to taste
250 g

Asia
Turkey
Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Score the skin of the aubergines at 2.5cm/1 inch intervals. Slice lengthways 1.25 cm/1/2 inch thick, sprinkle w