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Sabich — Israeli Eggplant and Egg Sandwich
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Sabich — Israeli Eggplant and Egg Sandwich with homemade tahini sauce

Sabich — the iconic breakfast sandwich of Givatayim. Fried eggplant, hard-boiled egg, hummus, tahini and amba in a fresh pita.

⏱ 25 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Pita Sandwich

  1. 1
    Slice the eggplants into rounds 1 cm thick.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    Sprinkle the salt over the eggplant slices, leave for 20 minutes and squeeze out their liquid.
    Colander
  3. 3
    Sprinkle the paprika over the eggplant.
    StoveFrying panPaper towels
    💡What you brown (meat, patties, schnitzel) goes into hot oil: in lukewarm oil it soaks it up and comes out greasy. For onion and garlic that you soften, oil heated over medium or low heat is enough; do not wait for it to smoke.
  4. 4
    Sprinkle the paprika over the eggplant.
  5. 5
    Mix the tahini and lemon juice and season with salt.
  6. 6
    Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
    💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
  7. 7
    Open the pitas and spread the hummus and tahini inside.
  8. 8
    Arrange the eggplant and slices of hard-boiled egg in the pita.
  9. 9
    Add the tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley and amba.
534calories
20 gprotein
54 gcarbs
24 gfat
● protein 16%● carbs 42%● fat 42%

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

🧻 Consumables: Paper towels

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