Musa''a'a
Stewed Eggplant
Ingredient
for Musa''a'a
- 1 kg brown round eggplant
- 1/2 kg savory minced beef
- 2 cups tomato juice
- cooking oil
- salt and pepper
Ingredients for Savory Minced Meet (Lahma mu'assaga)
- 1 kg beef
- 2 onions, chopped very fine
- cooking oil
- salt and pepper
Directions for Savory Minced Meet
Mince the beef coarsely. Fry the onions until pale gold, then add
beef and seasoning and cook until the juice is reabsorbed.
Directions for Musa''a'a
Slice, peeled or unpeeled eggplant and spread on smooth surface.
Sprinkle with salt, and allow to stand for at least one hour. Squeeze
gently to drain moisture, pat dry, and deep fry the eggplant in
sizzling oil. Then remove onto \absorbent paper.
Line the bottom of a baking dish with half the eggplant slices,
spread savory minced beef on top, and cover with the remaining half of
the eggplant slices. With the tip of a knife, make several deep dents
in the eggplants. Season tomato juice and pour over eggplant. Bake in
center of moderate oven for about 30 minutes.
In Lebanon and Syria, pine nuts are added to the savory minced
beef.
