Eggplant with minced meat in the oven

Eggplant dishes amaze not only with their excellent taste and aroma, but also with the way they are served. You can form them into boats, rolls, and even a fan with filling - it all depends on your imagination. It is best to sprinkle with cheese to form a golden crust or sesame seeds.

Eggplants with minced meat and cheese, baked in the oven

A fairly easy recipe for cooking eggplants in the oven with chicken and cheese. The dish turns out aromatic, very juicy thanks to the vegetables, with a crispy golden crust.

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   How to deliciously bake eggplants with minced meat in the oven? To prepare a tasty and healthy eggplant dish, you must strictly follow all stages of food preparation and recommendations. First, wash both eggplants.Then, when we wipe them with a towel, cut them into two parts along the fruit. Now we need to make the eggplants look like boats. To do this, you need to carefully cut out the pulp with a knife or get rid of it with a spoon. Take some salt and rub it on the inside of the eggplants. Leave them for 30 minutes to release the juice.
2. 
   Let's start processing the greens. Parsley must be thoroughly washed and dried with a paper towel. After the parsley has dried, finely chop it with a knife. Place the minced chicken in a separate bowl and add chopped parsley to it. Mix both ingredients.
3. 
   Wash the tomatoes in running water. Cut them into circles or slices. Pour the juice released from the eggplants into the sink and fill them with minced meat and herbs. Place tomatoes on top.
4. 
   Turn on the oven and set the temperature required for heating and cooking the eggplants - 200 degrees. After 2-3 minutes, place the eggplants on a baking sheet inside the oven. We wait 15 minutes.
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   During this time you need to have time to prepare the cheese. Grate the required amount on a grater, preferably a coarse one, into a separate container. After 15 minutes, remove the baking sheet with eggplants from the oven and sprinkle the dish with cheese. Bake for another 15 minutes.

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Stuffed eggplant boats in the oven

According to this recipe, we will prepare eggplants stuffed with mixed minced meat. If you want the dish to be juicier, you need to mix minced chicken and pork or pork and beef.

Cooking time – 1 hour 40 minutes.

Cooking time – 40 minutes.

Number of servings – 10.

Ingredients:

• Eggplant – 5 pcs.
• Minced pork – 500 gr.
• Minced beef – 500 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Tomato – 5 pcs.
• Eggs – 1 pc.
• Cheese – 100 gr.
• Mayonnaise – 1 tbsp.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Remove the stems from the eggplants. We wash them in running water and remove excess moisture with a kitchen towel. Carefully cut the fruit into two equal parts lengthwise. Cut out the pulp using a knife or spoon. Don't forget to leave 5 millimeters from the edges of the skin. Sprinkle the “boats” with salt and rub it in lightly. Leave the eggplants for 20 minutes.

2. We do not throw away the eggplant pulp. Place it on a cutting board and cut into small cubes.

3. To prepare the filling we need one onion. First, remove the husks, and then cut the onion into small cubes.

4. Mix minced pork and beef in a separate container. Add chopped onion and eggplant pulp to it. Beat one egg into the mixture, add salt and pepper.

5. Now the ingredients need to be mixed. It's best to do this by hand. Then the filling will be more fluffy and tender.

6. First wash fresh tomatoes, and then, after wiping them, cut them into slices. At the same time, it is necessary to remove the core of the tomatoes.

7. Prepare a baking tray for baking the dish. Lubricate it with vegetable oil using a pastry brush. Drain the juice from the eggplants or soak it with a paper towel. Then put the filling into the “boats”. When this stage is completed, move the eggplants to a baking sheet.

8. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees. We have a couple of minutes to place the tomatoes on top of the filling and pour mayonnaise over them. Let's make the temperature a little higher. Place the baking sheet with the ingredients inside the oven and simmer for 60 minutes.

9. Grate a piece of cheese into a separate container on a coarse grater.

10. 45 minutes after placing the baking sheet in the oven, take it out and sprinkle the eggplants with cheese. Leave in the oven for 15 minutes.

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Eggplants with minced meat, cheese and tomatoes in the oven

To ensure that all the ingredients have time to bake in time, you need to cut the eggplants into medium-thick slices. The fruits go well with meat, resulting in a delicious dish, which is also called eggplant in French.

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes.

Cooking time – 35 minutes.

Number of servings – 12.

Ingredients:

• Eggplant – 3-4 pcs.
• Minced pork – 400 gr.
• Tomato – 3-4 pcs.
• Cheese – 150 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Place thoroughly washed eggplants in advance on a cutting board and remove the stalks of each fruit one by one. Then we cut them along the axis into slices.

2. Place the slices in rows on the work surface of the table and pierce them with a fork in different places. Sprinkle the slices with salt.

3. Place the minced pork in a container. Add salt and pepper to it to taste. Mix the ingredients.

4. Spread the minced meat on each slice in a not very thick layer. Help yourself with a spoon.

5. It's time to prepare the tomatoes. First we wash them and then cut them into slices. Place them on top of the minced meat. Sprinkle with a little salt.

6. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees for several minutes. During this time, you need to have time to grease the baking sheet with oil and place the eggplants on it. Place the dish inside the oven for 30 minutes.

7. 10 minutes before the dish is completely ready, grate the cheese on a coarse grater and sprinkle it on the eggplants.Leave the pieces in the oven for 5 minutes so that the cheese melts and covers the filling with tomatoes with a golden crust.

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Delicious eggplant casserole with minced meat at home

Eggplants are often baked with the peel on. According to this recipe, the fruits need to be peeled and the stalks removed. To remove the bitterness, they must be sliced ​​and left for a while.

Cooking time – 2 hours 5 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes.

Number of servings – 1.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 500 gr.
• Eggplant – 3 pcs.
• Tomato – 2-3 pcs.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Mayonnaise – 500 ml.
• Cheese – 200 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. You should go through several stages of preparing eggplants. First, they need to be rinsed with water and dried. Then the eggplants need to be cut into slices across the fruit and the peel removed. Place the slices in one container and sprinkle them with salt. After 30 minutes, the eggplants must be washed with water to remove the bitterness. Excess moisture will be absorbed by a paper towel on which to lay the slices.

2. Now put the minced meat (preferably pork) into the frying pan. Add peeled and finely chopped onion to the minced meat. Move the container onto the burner and simmer its contents, having previously covered the pan with a lid. Salt and pepper the finished minced meat to taste. Break it up with a spatula so that there are no lumps left.

3. It is best to bake eggplants in a mold with high sides. Line it with foil and grease it with oil. Place half of the eggplants in the pan. On top of them - half the minced meat. Lubricate the minced meat with mayonnaise.

4. Tomatoes should be peeled. To do this, you need to fill them first with boiling water and then with cold water.Cut the tomatoes into slices and place them on top of the mayonnaise layer.

5. Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Spread half the portion over the tomatoes. We repeat the procedure with laying out layers. Place the casserole in an oven preheated at 170 degrees. We simmer for about an hour.

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How to deliciously bake eggplants with zucchini and minced meat?

Juicy zucchini and eggplant go well with meat and are soaked in each other’s juice during the cooking process. The dish turns out much tastier and more aromatic.

Cooking time – 1 hour 45 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes.

Number of servings – 1.

Ingredients:

• Minced meat – 400 gr.
• Eggplant – 500 gr.
• Zucchini – 300 gr.
• Sour cream – 200 gr.
• Eggs – 3 pcs.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Choose not very large eggplants. Then we wash them and dry them. Cut into round slices without removing the peel.

2. Place the eggplants in a colander and add some salt. Place the container in the sink. This way we will immediately rid the eggplants of bitterness. This will take about half an hour.

3. Let’s move on to preparing the zucchini. Actions with it will be similar to actions with eggplant. Cut the washed zucchini into round slices. Leave the peel if the fruit is young.

4. Having distributed the vegetable oil over the bottom of the frying pan (it should be heated in advance), lay out the zucchini. Fry the product on both sides and place on a plate. We are waiting for the zucchini to cool down a little.

5. When the eggplants are saturated with salt and release juice, rinse them with water and leave to drain. You don't need too much oil to fry the slices. Fry the eggplants and immediately place them on a baking sheet (pre-greased with vegetable oil).Leave some eggplants.

6. Place half of the minced meat on top of the slices on a baking sheet. Sprinkle it with spices and salt. Next, place a layer of zucchini and the remaining minced meat. Place the remaining eggplants.

7. All that remains is to make a filling of eggs and sour cream. Mix them and add salt. When the mixture is ready, pour it over the eggplant dish. Preheat the oven at 180 degrees, place a baking sheet inside and bake the eggplants with zucchini and minced meat for 40 minutes.

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Greek eggplant moussaka with minced meat in the oven

To prepare Greek moussaka, lamb is a mandatory ingredient. Of course, it can be replaced with any other type of meat, but this will no longer be the classic recipe that the Greeks love so much.

Cooking time – 2 hours 5 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 15 minutes.

Number of servings – 1.

Ingredients:

• Minced lamb – 650 gr.
• Eggplant – 1.2 kg.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Tomato – 3 pcs.
• Olive oil – 2 tbsp.
• Cheese – 210 gr.
• White wine – 155 ml.
• Milk – 0.6 l.
• Butter – 85 gr.
• Eggs – 2 pcs.
• Flour – 2.5 tbsp.
• Water – 100 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Washed eggplants should be cut into thin slices and placed in a deep container. Dissolve the salt in water, which we first pour into a separate bowl. Pour salted water over the eggplants. After half an hour, drain the water and let the eggplants dry. When this happens, fry the slices in a small amount of oil.

2. Next, fry the finely chopped onion, which we first peel and chop. When the onion pieces become golden brown, add minced lamb to them. We monitor the meat: when it releases its juice, salt and pepper it. Pour in white wine and a little water.Simmer until the liquid has completely evaporated.

3. Remove the peels from the washed tomatoes. Cut them into circles and put them in a frying pan. Pass it lightly. Now prepare the sauce in a clean frying pan.

4. Place butter in a frying pan. Add flour to it. Stir the ingredients until the mixture turns golden brown. Add milk and bring the mixture until thick.

5. Turn off the heat and add eggs to the sauce. Mix the ingredients until smooth. Grate the required amount of cheese (115 grams) and pour it into the frying pan along with salt and pepper, mix thoroughly.

6. Now we form a dish from the prepared ingredients: first lay out some of the eggplants, then some of the minced meat, followed by the tomatoes. Place the remaining eggplants on the tomatoes, and a layer of minced meat on top of them. Fill the dish with sauce. Grate the remaining cheese and sprinkle the moussaka crumbs. Place the dish in a preheated oven. Bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees.

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Step-by-step recipe for preparing eggplant slices with minced meat

It is easier to prepare such a dish than, for example, eggplant fans or “boats”. They will be no less tasty and aromatic both hot and cold. See for yourself!

Cooking time – 1 hour 20 minutes.

Cooking time – 40 minutes.

Number of servings – 1.

Ingredients:

• Eggplant – 400 gr.
• Minced chicken – 400 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Tomato – 3 pcs.
• Sour cream – 4 tbsp.
• Garlic – 3 teeth.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Cheese – 150 gr.

Cooking process:

1. Before cutting the eggplants, wash them and dry them with a clean towel.When this stage is completed, grind the fruits to make round slices. Place them in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. After 20 minutes, the eggplants will release juice and the bitterness will come out. We wash them with water and let them dry.

2. Place minced chicken in a bowl. Now prepare the carrots and onions. We get rid of the onion peel and the top layer of carrots. We wash the carrots. Chop the onion and grate the carrots. Then pour the ingredients into the minced meat. Salt and pepper them, and then mix with your hands.

3. In a separate container, you will need to mix sour cream and garlic, which should be removed from the husks in advance and squeezed out using a garlic press. Salt the sour cream and garlic. Mix.

4. Place the eggplant slices on a baking sheet, the bottom of which is covered with foil. We put the filling on them, and then the tomatoes. We finish the dish by applying the sauce.

5. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Leave the same temperature for baking. Place the baking sheet with the preparations inside the oven and simmer for 45 minutes.

6. Grate a piece of cheese. 15 minutes before the dish is completely ready, sprinkle each slice with filling and cheese. Place in the oven until the end of the cooking time.

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Turkish eggplant with minced meat, baked in the oven

The dish is the “calling card” of Turkey. It turns out so tasty and aromatic from a minimum of the most common ingredients that many, having tried it, are surprised at the list of products from which eggplants are prepared.

Cooking time – 1 hour 45 minutes.

Cooking time – 1 hour 5 minutes.

Number of servings – 1.

Ingredients:

• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Tomato – 2 pcs.
• Onion – 2 pcs.
• Salt – ½ tsp.
• Vegetable oil – 3 tbsp.
• Eggplant – 4 pcs.
• Garlic – 2 teeth.
• Minced beef – 400 gr.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Dill - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. First, remove the husks from both onions and cut off the top layer of carrots. Now all the vegetables need to be washed.

2. Let's start by cutting the eggplants. You should get slices in the shape of circles no more than a centimeter thick. Then the slices should be placed in a bowl and sprinkled with salt. After 30 minutes, the bitterness will come out of the eggplant.

3. Make a cut in the form of a cross on the tops of the tomatoes. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes. After a couple of minutes, you can drain the hot water and pour cold water over the tomatoes. After the procedure, the skin can be easily removed.

4. Now the vegetables need to be cut. We cut both onions and tomatoes into cubes, and coarsely grate the carrots. Fry the ingredients one by one: first the onions, then the carrots and finally the tomatoes. Simmer the mixture for about seven minutes.

5. Peel both cloves. Grind it with a garlic clove. Add to stewed vegetables. Stir and turn off the gas supply.

6. Place the ground beef in a separate container and add spices. Mix the meat thoroughly and begin to form the dish. In a baking dish, the bottom of which is covered with foil, place the eggplants, between which we place a tablespoon of minced meat. Fill the entire container with meat and eggplants, fill the dish with vegetable mass.

7. Preheat the oven at 200 degrees. Then we move the form with eggplants inside the oven. Simmer for 40 minutes. On the table, the side dish must be served hot, sprinkled with chopped herbs. Dill is best suited for this purpose.

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Juicy and tender eggplant rolls with minced meat

Thanks to sour cream, the rolls turn out very tender and tasty.To make the taste sharper, you can replace sour cream with adjika or ketchup. The dish will turn out to be more European if you replace suneli hops with Provençal herbs.

Cooking time – 1 hour 20 minutes.

Cooking time – 40 minutes.

Number of servings – 2.

Ingredients:

• Eggplant – 1 pc.
• Minced pork – 250 gr.
• Onion – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 3 teeth.
• Breadcrumbs - 3 tbsp.
• Sour cream – 120 gr.
• Eggs – 1 pc.
• Khmeli-suneli – 1 tsp.
• Garlic powder – 2 pinches.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. First you need to wash and cut into slices the most important ingredient - eggplant. The slices should be thin - a little less than a centimeter. You will need 3 slices to prepare a serving. Place the resulting slices on a plate and sprinkle with salt. After 10 minutes, all the bitterness will come out.

2. Place foil on a baking sheet, distribute it along the bottom and secure the sides. Then grease the foil with a small amount of oil using a pastry brush and lay out the finished eggplant slices. At the same time, turn on the oven and turn the indicator to 220 degrees. After a few minutes, when the equipment has warmed up, place the baking sheet inside. Cooking the eggplants will take about 10 minutes.

3. While the eggplants are simmering in the oven, prepare the filling for the rolls. Place the minced meat on a plate. Next we send the peeled and finely chopped onion. Beat in the egg and add suneli hops (you need to leave a small amount of the ingredient). All that remains is to add black pepper and chopped garlic cloves.

4. Done! Add breadcrumbs and mix the ingredients with your hands. Beat the meat: take the mixed mass and throw it to the bottom of the bowl several times. 10 minutes have passed.We take out a baking sheet with slices and place them on a plate. We are waiting for the eggplants to cool.

. Divide the meat filling by the number of slices. Form balls and place them on the wider end of the slice. Roll up the rolls.

6. Place the ingredients in the mold and start preparing the sauce. Place sour cream on a separate plate. We supplement it with bulk ingredients and mix. Then pour the sauce over the eggplant rolls and place them in a preheated oven (220 degrees) for 40 minutes. The rolls should be covered with a golden brown crust.

7. Serve the finished dish hot with herbs or vegetable salad.

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A simple and tasty recipe for eggplant fan with minced meat

The filling for the fan can be prepared from vegetables alone, but with meat, the dish turns out to be more satisfying. Any type of minced meat is suitable for this purpose. In the recipe, the cheese is laid out in slices between the slices of the fan. If desired, the cheese can be grated and distributed over the surface of the dish.

Cooking time – 1 hour 30 minutes.

Cooking time – 55 minutes.

Number of servings – 2.

Ingredients:

• Eggplant – 2 pcs.
• Tomato – 1-2 pcs.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1-2 pcs.
• Minced meat – 350 gr.
• Cheese – 150-200 gr.
• Garlic – 2-3 teeth.
• Greens - to taste.
• Sour cream - optional.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Pre-washed eggplants should be cut into slices to form a fan, that is, you need to cut the eggplants into slices, not reaching the stalk by a few millimeters. Place both eggplant fans on a plate and sprinkle the slices with salt. After half an hour, the bitterness will come out and the eggplants will be ready for further processing.

2. Let's start preparing the filling.Washed tomatoes and peppers should be cut into slices: tomatoes into round ones, and peppers into strips. We also cut the cheese into slices or grate it.

3. Chop the washed greens and, if desired, add them to the minced meat (in our case, it’s pork). Garlic should also be chopped, after removing the husks, and added to the minced meat.

4. Pour sour cream into a deep plate. Sprinkle it with pepper and salt. Mix. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the eggplants on top of it. Between the slices of the fan we place minced meat, slices of tomatoes and cheese, and pepper. Pour sour cream sauce over the dish.

5. Turn on the oven. The temperature for cooking eggplants should be 180 degrees. After heating, place the baking sheet in the oven and leave for 35 minutes.

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