Best Lamb And Eggplant Stack Recipes

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LAMB AND EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) STACK



Lamb and Eggplant (Aubergine) Stack image

A magazine find. I altered the amount of cinnamon and cumin to suit our tastes. Remember our Aussie tablespoons contain 4 teaspoons.

Provided by JustJanS

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
500 g ground lamb (mince)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 cup chopped mint
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
100 g pine nuts, toasted
1/4 cup currants
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 large eggplants, ends trimmed
100 g feta cheese
lemon wedge, to serve
extra parsley or mint, to serve

Steps:

  • Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a pan and cook the onion until soft. Remove from pan.
  • Heat the remaining oil and cook meat and spices until well browned-breaking the lumps up with a wooden spoon. This will take about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and stir in the herbs, pine nuts, currants, lemon juice and onion, keep warm.
  • Heat a chargrill pan until hot. Slice each eggplant lengthways into thin slices-you will need 12 slices in total.
  • Brush the slices with oil and season with salt and pepper. Chargrill on both sides.
  • Place a slice of eggplant on each plate and top with some of the lamb mixture, then a second eggplant slice. Repeat teo make a second layer.
  • Crumble cheese over the stack and serve with lemon wedges and a sprinkle of parsley and or mint.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 760.4, Fat 59.3, SaturatedFat 18.8, Cholesterol 113.5, Sodium 365.4, Carbohydrate 31.7, Fiber 12.2, Sugar 15.8, Protein 31.6

LAMB AND EGGPLANT STACK



LAMB AND EGGPLANT STACK image

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 tsp Salt and pepper
1 medium eggplant - cut into 12 round ¼ inch slices.
1 T Olive Oil
1 medium onion, cut into ¼ inch dice
1 tsp each: dried oregano and ground cumin.
½ tsp cayenne pepper
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1 ¼ lb ground lamb
1 28-ox can whole peeled plum tomatoes - break up with fingers
2 tsp coarsely chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 Tb dry bread crumbs

Steps:

  • Salt sliced eggplant and drain 30minutes Sauté in 1 T Oil; Onion, salt3/5 tsp pepper and cook until tender (7 -10 minutes) Add seasonings cook additional 2 minutes Add ground lamb and cook until browns - 5 minutes Drain Fat Add tomatoes Cook over medium heat until sauce starts to thicken - about 8 minutes. Stir often Build by placing 4 slices eggplant, top with 1/3 sauce. Repeat twice, making 4 three layer stacks. Sprinkle combined breadcrumbs and parsley. Bake: 1 hour covered with foil, remove foil and pain additional 15 minutes. Garnish with Parsley and serve

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