Baked Stuffed Eggplants With Minced Meat

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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6
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ingredients

  • 1 kg small eggplant
  • 400 g coarsely ground beef
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  • 2 large tomatoes, peeled and sliced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste, dissolved in 3 cups water
  • 14 cup raw pine nuts
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 14 teaspoon pepper
  • 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 12 teaspoons salt
  • 34 cup vegetable oil, for frying eggplants
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, for frying onion, pine nuts and meat
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directions

  • In a deep skillet, heat the vegetable oil and fry the eggplants on high heat until tender and brown. Remove from oil and place on a kitchen absorbent paper.
  • In another skillet fry the chopped onion until golden and tender, add the pine nuts, toss for a few seconds then add the ground meat with the cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and pepper and stir until meat is brown. Set aside.
  • In a baking tray, place the fried eggplants and make a slit, lengthwise, in the middle of each one. Fill each eggplant with enough ground meat.
  • Layer the tomato slices over them and pour the dissolved tomato paste. Make sure the eggplants are covered with water. Sprinkle with salt.
  • Bake in the oven on medium heat for around 30 minute Do not allow all liquid to evaporate.
  • Serve with vermicelli rice on the side.

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