Dinner

Sheikh el Mahshi is for Dinner.

Sheikh el Mahshi takes 60 minutes to prepare.

Sheikh el Mahshi takes 90 minutes to cook.

Sheikh el Mahshi makes 6 servings.

The ingredients for Sheikh el Mahshi are:

1/2 cup pine nuts
1/2 cup butter
1 lb ground beef or lamb
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1 lg. chopped onion
3 lg. eggplants
4 Tbsp. butter (I have cut this down to 2 tbsp and less without sacrificing quality)
3 cups tomato sauce
2 Tbsp. dry mint
Water

Here is how you make Sheikh el Mahshi:

Peel eggplants, cut stems off. Slice into 1/2 - 3/4 inch circles and set on cookie sheets. Sprinkle salt all over to "sweat them." This softens them. Set aside while you prepare the filling.Saut? pine nuts with 2 Tbsp. butter until golden. Add meat, salt, pepper and cinnamon, stir well. Add onion and saute until onions are limp and meat is brown.Squeeze water out of eggplant slices' and place in frying pan with 4 Tbsp. butter, browning them. Remove and place a layer on bottom of 11"X15" baking pan.Spread meat mixture over eggplant slices. Place remaining eggplant slices on top of meat.Pour tomato sauce over all, adding water to just below top of eggplant.Sprinkle mint over top. Cover and bake 1 hour at 350 F.Serve from pan or gently remove with a lifter onto a platter.Serve over rice or whatever.Serving Size: makes 6 servingsNumber of Servings: 6Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GILLIMONSTER.

The nutritional information for Sheikh el Mahshi is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 6
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 330.0

• Total Fat: 20.4 g
• Cholesterol: 64.0 mg
• Sodium: 253.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.4 g
• Protein: 20.1 g