DISH RESEARCH · Main dish
Aleppine Stuffed Eggplant
Also known as: باذنجان محشي حلبي
Jewish Food Society shares Charles Dabah's chicken with mehshi sfeeha through his family's journey from Aleppo.
About Aleppine Stuffed Eggplant
Jewish Food Society shares Charles Dabah's chicken with mehshi sfeeha through his family's journey from Aleppo. The stuffed aubergines belong to the traditional Syrian dishes his grandmother Julie served at family dinners.
Ground beef, short-grain rice and allspice fill rehydrated dried aubergine skins. Fresh aubergine slices form a separate layer, with garlic and further allspice seasoning the whole chicken above.
The layered dish roasts together before the chicken and both aubergine preparations are arranged on a large platter. It is served hot, presenting the stuffed vegetables alongside the chicken and fried slices.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
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Ingredients in Aleppine Stuffed Eggplant
Charles Dabah's family chicken with mehshi sfeeha.
- Ground beefFilling
- Short-grain white riceFilling
- Ground allspiceSeasoning
- Kosher saltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Dried eggplant skinsBase
- Whole roasting chickenProtein
- Vegetable oilCooking medium
- GarlicAromatic
- PaprikaSeasoning
- Fresh eggplantBase
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Ground beef: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Short-grain white rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual29 exact short-grain white, broader rice mapping.
- Ground allspice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Stuffing and chicken/layers allocations consolidated.
- Kosher salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit stuffing32, rehydrating48 and roasting56/58.
- Dried eggplant skins: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual33 skins, complete upstream drying formula unspecified.
- Whole roasting chicken: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Vegetable oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual35 selected over other neutral oil, fry/pan/chicken allocations consolidated.
- Garlic: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Paprika: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual37 listed but precise method placement unprovided.
- Fresh eggplant: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual39 fried slices distinct from dried skins.
Origins & food traditions
Syria association in the attributed source; no exclusive invention claim.
Countries
- Syria
- SyriaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Aleppine Jewish Cuisine
- Aleppine CuisineCatalogue link pending review
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