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Stuffed Eggplant Au Gratin

SHEIKH EL MAHSHI BATINJAAN

Prepare Sheikh el Mahshie Batinjaan according to recipe. When it is cooked, cover with 12 cups medium white sauce. Sprinkle with toasted bread crumbs and grated cheese. Bake in oven until well heated and brown on top.

In Lebanon, the hard toasted rolls known as ka'ak kurshalli are crushed and used on au gratin dishes.


(From Food from the Arab World Marie Karam Khayat and Margaret Clark Keatinge, Khayat's, Beirut 1959)

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