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Makdous

An Easy Makdous Recipe (Pickled Eggplant)

Saif Al Deen Odeh
A Makdous is a Levantine pickled eggplant that is stuff with walnut and herbs, and soaked with olive oil.
4.44 from 16 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizers
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 6 servings
Calories 300 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Cooking Pot
  • 1 Glass Jar

Ingredients
  

  • 3 long eggplant or 6 baby eggplant or aubergines
  • 1 and ½ teaspoon of grind garlic
  • ½ cup of walnut
  • 1 teaspoon of red chilli flakes
  • salt
  • Pure or Extra Virgin Olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Add water in the pot. Once the water is boiling, add the eggplant in the pot. Let it boil for 6 to 10 minutes or till it is soft
  • Transfer the pot into the colander to remove all the excess water off the eggplant. Sliced the center of each eggplant into a vertical shaped like a hotdog bun, and transfer into a plate. Fill each eggplant with salt
  • Cover the eggplant with a plate or tray and keep it in the refrigerator overnight or up to 24 hours. The salt and the pressure of the plate/tray will further help remove the excess juices of the eggplant.
  • Separately, grind the walnut, garlic and red chili flakes in a food processor, blender or wooden mortar. Mix together, and put in a plate or bowl for later use.
  • After 24 hours, remove the eggplant from the refrigerator, and stuff each of these eggplants with the mixed walnut/garlic/red chili flakes. After filling each eggplant, transfer them into the clean jar
  • After putting all the stuffed eggplant into the jar, fill the jar up with olive oil, and cover with a lid. Make sure the lid is tightly closed to prevent air going into the jar.
  • Transfer the jar into the refrigerator, and keep it there for at least 1 week before serving.

Notes

  • If you do not have enough walnut, you can mixed walnut with almond since it doesn't make any difference in term of the taste
  • Nutrition

    Calories: 300kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 1.5gSodium: 200mgPotassium: 1010mgFiber: 13gSugar: 8g
    Keyword makdous, pickled eggplant
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