Beef Ktzitzot with Eggplants and Saturday Sauce

Beef Ktzitzot with Eggplants and Saturday Sauce

Servings

6

This delicious Beef Ktzitzot features tender patties made from ground beef and fresh herbs, layered with broiled eggplant and a rich Saturday Sauce. Perfect for a Shabbat dinner, this dish is both hearty and flavorful, promising a satisfying meal for family and friends.

Ingredients

  • 2 eggplants, sliced thinly crosswise (about 1/4")

  • 2 lbs ground beef

  • 2 bunches scallions, finely chopped

  • 1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped

  • 1 bunch parsley, finely chopped

  • 2 cloves garlic, grated

  • 2 tablespoons breadcrumbs

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 teaspoon paprika

  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

  • Olive oil

  • 24 oz. jar Saturday Sauce

Directions

  1. Place the eggplant slices onto 1-2 sheet trays. Drizzle 2 T of olive oil and 1/2 t of salt on the eggplants on each tray and then flip and repeat on the other side.

  2. Broil the eggplants in the oven for about 5-8 min until golden brown. Transfer out and flip the eggplants. Continue broiling for another 5 min or until golden. Set aside.

  3. Place the beef, scallions, cilantro, parsley, garlic, breadcrumbs, eggs, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper and 1 T of olive oil into a mixing bowl. Mix well until combined.

  4. Place a 12” wide shallow pot over medium to medium-high heat. Add 2 T olive oil. Shape 1 heaping T of the beef mixture into a patty. Place it in the hot oil and repeat, shaping and adding enough patties into the pan without crowding.

  5. Sear the patties or ktzitzot until golden brown, flip and cook for another 5 min or until golden. Transfer onto a plate and continue cooking the rest of beef mixture until all the ktzitzot are seared and place them on a plate.

  6. Add the Saturday Sauce into the same pot that you seared the ktzitzot in.

  7. Fill up the now-empty Saturday Sauce jar with water half way up and set aside. Turn off the heat.

  8. Place one eggplant slice and 1 beef patty along the edge of the pan and continue layering them in the pan in a circular pattern.

  9. Pour the water that’s in the Saturday Sauce jar into the pot. Put the heat on medium-high and once the sauce simmers add a lid and reduce heat to med-low.

  10. Cook for 30 min or until cooked through and tender. Broil the pot of ktzitzot in the oven uncovered for about 5 min before serving.
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