Eggplants with minced meat and cheese

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to bake eggplants with minced meat and cheese? Prepare your ingredients. I took one large eggplant, two small ones would also work. If possible, choose fruits that are even and uniform in thickness so that the halves look beautiful and bake evenly.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the eggplant and dry. Cut lengthwise into two halves. Carefully, trying not to damage the walls, remove some of the pulp. It is more convenient to do this with a dessert spoon. Do not throw away the pulp; it will be useful for filling.

3. STEP 3

   

   Salt the resulting boats a little. This way you will get rid of the bitterness inherent in these vegetables.

4. STEP 4

   

   Prepare the filling. How to make the filling? Prepare your food. Minced meat can be made from any meat; you can make it yourself, or you can buy it ready-made. Add bacon, garlic and spices to your liking. For example, I don’t add garlic, but someone will need it in this dish.

5. STEP 5

   

   Salt the eggplant pulp and leave for 5 minutes. Drain off the juice that has been released - the bitterness will go away with it.

6. STEP 6

   

   Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. You can remove the skin from them first.

7. STEP 7

   

   Also cut the bacon into small pieces.

8. STEP 8

   

   Just like eggplant pulp.

9. STEP 9

   

   Wash the parsley (or any other greens to taste), dry and finely chop.

10. STEP 10

    

    Grate the cheese on a coarse grater.

11. STEP 11

    

    Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat and add minced meat. Fry the minced meat for 5 minutes, stirring it and breaking up any large lumps.

12. STEP 12

    

    Add chopped eggplant pulp, bacon, tomatoes and parsley to the minced meat.

13. STEP 13

    

    Mix everything and fry for about 5 minutes. Finally add salt and pepper.

14. STEP 14

    

    Rinse the eggplant boats to remove any juice and dry them. Lubricate them with vegetable oil inside and out. Line a baking tray or baking dish with foil - it will be easier for you to wash them later, and the eggplant will not stick to the bottom.

15. STEP 15

    

    Fill the eggplant halves with minced meat.

16. STEP 16

    

    Lubricate the filling with mayonnaise on top.

17. STEP 17

    

    And then sprinkle with grated cheese. Bake the eggplants in an oven preheated to 180°C for 20-30 minutes, depending on the size of the boats, until golden brown. Serve the eggplants hot. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

tatyanochka2022

28.10.2023

4.6

I made stuffed eggplants for lunch. It turned out very tasty! I recommend everyone try it! I cut the eggplant lengthwise into two parts. I cut through the pulp with a knife, making a “mesh”, which made it easy to remove it and make a recess for the minced meat. I salted the finished boats to remove the bitterness from them and set them aside. For the filling, I took some pulp, chopped it finely, and put the rest into a bag and put it in the freezer. I prepared the minced meat myself by grinding the pork in a blender. I put it in a frying pan and fried it for 5 minutes. Then I added the eggplant pulp, chopped tomatoes and parsley and fried for another 5 minutes (I did not add bacon and garlic). At the end I added salt. I rinsed the boats, dried them, after which I greased them inside and out with vegetable oil, added filling, mayonnaise and sprinkled with cheese. I baked the eggplants with minced meat and cheese in the oven for 30 minutes at 220°. They came out bright and delicious! I really liked the combination of eggplant with the filling; all the ingredients coexist in complete harmony. The eggplant itself presents itself delicately, and thanks to the salting it does not taste bitter at all. Thank you very much for the recipe!

ELENKA

28.10.2023

4.5

You can stuff eggplants with different fillings. Very tasty baked with cheese and tomatoes.

Candina

28.10.2023

5

Tender eggplants with juicy, hearty meat and cheese are the perfect combination. Eggplants with minced meat and cheese are not only very tasty, but also beautiful, especially if they are placed on a large plate. Thank you very much for the recipe!

Elena

28.10.2023

4.8

Delicious! I am delighted! Today I will cook it for the second time.