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Sabich
Pita with fried aubergine, boiled egg, amba and salad. The Iraqi-Israeli street classic.
4 servings · 105 minutes (estimated)
Ingredients
Quantities for 4 servings.
- 2 piece Aubergines
- 4 piece Eggs
- 4 piece Pita bread
- 4 tbsp Amba
- 150 g Tahini
- 3 piece Tomatoes
- 2 piece Cucumbers
- 30 g Parsley
- 2 piece Lemon
- 2 tbsp Zhug
- 200 ml Oil for frying
- to taste Salt and pepper
Method
- Cook the eggs at the barest simmer for an hour, then cool them in cold water and peel them.
- Slice the aubergines a centimetre thick, salt them and press them under a weight for half an hour.
- Pat the slices dry and fry them in oil to a deep gold on both sides.
- Whisk the tahini with lemon juice, water and salt to the thickness of pouring cream.
- Dice the tomatoes and cucumbers small and mix them with the parsley, lemon and salt.
- Warm the pitas, cut them into pockets and spread tahini inside.
- Layer in the aubergine, sliced egg and salad, and spoon over the amba, tahini and zhug.
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