Turkish Baked Eggplant Filled With Ground Beef Recipe

Eggplant is one of the most beloved, and one of the most common ingredients in turkish cuisine. So is ground beef. When you put both together in the same recipe, magic happens. No cuisine in the world beats turkish cuisine when it comes to dishes featuring these two ingredients. A popular, homestyle dish featuring eggplant and ground beef is called 'karnyark' (karn-uh' yahr'-ruk). Some form of this flavorful, tender dish is prepared in nearly every household throughout the country. Tender, young eggplant are lightly fried to soften them. A meat filling of browned beef, tomatoes, onions, and garlic are used to fill the eggplants before they are baked to perfection. If you love eggplant and like to get creative with ground beef, try this turkish homestyle recipe.