Eggplants stuffed with meat and tomatoes in sour cream filling

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 55 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   We prepare the necessary products and spices to prepare delicious stuffed eggplants, either for dinner or for lunch in the oven.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour two tablespoons of vegetable oil into the frying pan, then add three hundred and fifty grams of mixed minced meat and fry it over high heat on the stove.

3. STEP 3

   

   We cut out the cores of five not very large eggplants, cut in half lengthwise, which were previously soaked for one hour in salted water.

4. STEP 4

   

   Place the cut out cores in a bowl.

5. STEP 5

   

   Finely chop one onion.

6. STEP 6

   

   Place the chopped onion in the frying pan with the minced meat and fry, stirring with a spatula.

7. STEP 7

   

   Cut the eggplant cores into small pieces.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place the chopped cores in a frying pan with the minced meat and onions and fry, stirring, for about five minutes.

9. STEP 9

   

   Add salt and half a teaspoon of khmeli-suneli to the pan to taste.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cover the pan with a lid and continue to fry all the ingredients on low heat for about seven minutes.

11. STEP 11

    

    Fill the eggplants with the prepared hot minced meat and distribute it evenly.

12. STEP 12

    

    Place the eggplants filled with minced meat on a baking sheet.

13. STEP 13

    

    Cut five small tomatoes into thin slices.

14. STEP 14

    

    Place tomato slices on top of the stuffed eggplants.

15. STEP 15

    

    Grate seventy grams of any hard cheese on a fine grater.

16. STEP 16

    

    Chop parsley, cilantro and dill quite finely.

17. STEP 17

    

    Place four tablespoons of 15% sour cream in a bowl, then add two tablespoons of mayonnaise and three cloves of garlic passed through a press.

18. STEP 18

    

    Place grated cheese in a bowl.

19. STEP 19

    

    Add chopped greens to the bowl.

20. STEP 20

    

    Add a mixture of black and red peppers to taste to a common bowl.

21. STEP 21

    

    Mix all ingredients well in a bowl.

22. STEP 22

    

    After fifteen minutes, remove the baking sheet with eggplants from the oven.

23. STEP 23

    

    Apply the prepared dressing on top of each eggplant in a good, even layer.

24. STEP 24

    

    Place the baking sheet with the eggplants in the switched off oven for seven to ten minutes, after which we remove the baking sheet from the oven and place the cooked stuffed eggplants in portions on plates.

25. STEP 25

    

    Let's cook together, cook simply, prepare at home the most delicious dishes from available products using our recipes! Bon appetit everyone!