Sabich (Middle Eastern Stuffed Sandwiches) Recipe – Step by Step Guide

Sabich (Middle Eastern Stuffed Sandwiches) Recipe – Step by Step Guide: While falafel and shawarma are popular all over the world, sabich, an Iraqi-style Middle Eastern pita sandwich, is mostly only eaten in Israel. The sabich is a sandwich made with fried eggplant, hard-boiled egg, Middle Eastern salad, Israeli pickled veggies, hummus, tahini sauce, and amba sauce.

It is served in a pita. amba sauce is made from pickled mangoes and has a lot of different tastes that might surprise you if you haven’t tried it before. Some people don’t know about Sabich as much as they should. In the same bite, it tastes fresh, warm, creamy, tart, rich, salty, sweet, and moist.

Michelle Bottalico, who writes recipes, has made a sabich recipe that you can use to make this famous street food at home. The part that takes the most time is frying the eggplant, but the taste and texture that you get when you mix soft eggplant, oil, and salt for a rich bite are worth it. If the list of items seems long, know that you can save time by getting them ready ahead of time.

Middle Eastern salad, tahini sauce, hard-boiled eggs, and hummus (if you make your own) are all easy to make ahead of time and keep in the fridge. If you fry the eggplant ahead of time, get it warm again before serving, or just leave it at room temperature. After that, all that’s left to do is put your sandwiches together and eat them.

Ingredients 

For the Middle Eastern salad

• 2 plum or vine-ripened tomatoes, diced
• ½ small cucumber, peeled and diced
• ½ red onion, finely diced
• ¼ cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• Juice from ½ lemon
• Salt, to taste

For the tahini sauce

• ¼ cup tahini paste
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and pressed
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons water

For the sandwiches

• 1 large eggplant
• Neutral oil, for pan-frying the eggplant
• 4 hard boiled eggs
• 4 pitas
• ½ cup hummus
• Pickled vegetables, to taste
• Amba sauce, to taste

                   

Directions

1. To make the Middle Eastern salad, place all the ingredients in a medium bowl and mix well. Set aside.
2. To make the tahini sauce, add the tahini paste, lemon juice, garlic, and salt to a small bowl and whisk well.
3. Slowly whisk in the water until the sauce becomes creamy. You may use a little more or less water to reach the desired consistency. Taste, adding more lemon juice or salt if you prefer, and set aside.
4. Wash and cut the eggplant into round slices about ⅜ inch thick, then cut the rounds in half.
5. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat.
6. Carefully place the eggplant slices in the pan and fry for 4-5 minutes per side until soft and golden. You’ll need to do this in 2 batches (or more if you have a small pan). Add a little more oil if it all gets absorbed.
7. Place the fried eggplant slices on a paper towel-lined plate to drain and sprinkle with salt to taste.
8. Peel and slice the hard boiled eggs.
9. Slice the top of the pitas to open them and spread 2 tablespoons hummus inside each one.
10. Place the eggplant slices, hard boiled egg slices, pickled vegetables, and Middle Eastern salad in layers on top of the hummus.
11. Drizzle the sandwiches with tahini sauce and amba sauce.
12. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

• Calories per Serving 230
• Total Fat 12.3 g
• Saturated Fat 1.9 g
• Trans Fat 0.0 g
• Cholesterol 74.6 mg
• Total Carbohydrates 24.9 g
• Dietary Fiber 6.1 g
• Total Sugars 5.2 g
• Sodium 474.5 mg
• Protein 8.6 g

Sabich (Middle Eastern Stuffed Sandwiches) Recipe in Details 

 

Step 1: Make the Middle Eastern salad