Baked Eggplant (Syrian Origin)

Ingredients:

Servings: 4-6

1 med Sized eggplant

1/2 lb Ground beef

5 tbl Butter or margarine

1/2 cup Minced onion

1/4 cup Chopped green pepper

2 cup Cooked rice

1 tsp Salt

1/2 tsp Pepper

1/2 cup Bread crumbs

Cooking Instructions:

Peel eggplant and cut into cubes. cook in boiling salted water until tender (about 15-20 minutes). Drain, Mash eggplant. Brown ground beef in 3 tablespoons butter. Add minced onion and chopped pepper, cook until vegetables are tneder. stir in mashed eggplant, cooked rice, salt and pepper. Spoon into a 10 x 6 x 2 inch baking dish. saute bread crumbs in remining 2 tablespoons butter. Sprinkle over eggplant mixture. Bake in moderate oven (375 deg. F.) for about 20 minutes.

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