Aubergine Boats ( Meat Stuffing With Gruyere and Cognac)

"Tastes like mousakka but more elegant on a plate."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
16
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cut the aubergines in half lenghtwise. Score the flesh and cook in a frying pan with 3 tbsp oil, flesh side down for 5-6 minutes.
  • Cool then dig out the centre taking care not to break the skin. Take the flesh and chop into small chunks.
  • saute the onions in 2 tbsp oil, when soft add the meat and after 4 minutes add the tomatoes, aubergine flesh and cognac. Season and cook for 3 minutes. Ad the herbs.
  • In a small pan cook the butter together with the flour for a minute, then add the warmed milk and with the help of a whisk cook for 4 minutes to make a bechamel sauce. Set aside and add half the gruyere to the bechamel as well as the juice of half a lemon. Season with salt and pepper and a pinch of nutmeg.
  • When it cools to just warm add the egg and mix.
  • Fill the aubergine boat, alternating with layers of meat and bechamel, then finishing with a good sprinkling of grated gruyere.
  • Bake in a preheated oven at 220C.

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I live in a beautiful village on the island of Malta ( Europe) with my wonderful daughter, partner and two cats. I love the vineyards infront of my house or walking down to the valley of olive trees. ( I do pick olives every year) Some years ago I stopped working as a chef but still do a lot of home cooking. What I miss are the expensive ingredients I worked with, its rather hard cooking on a tight budget. My aim is to produce recipes that are very economical and yet nutritious. <img src="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b399/susied214/permanent%20collection/IWasAdoptedfall08.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"> <img src="http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j166/ZaarNicksMom/PACsticker-Adopted.jpg"> <embed src="http://babystrology.com/tickers/baby-ticker-glass.swf?parent=Mommy&year=2010&month=7&day=28&babycount=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="120" height="180"></embed>
 
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