Eggplants are very fond of housewives for their simplicity and ease of preparation.Due to the fact that the vegetable has a neutral flavor, it goes well with meat, suitable as an ingredient in stews, thistle, and other dishes.Also, you can marinate and make preparations for the winter.Today in this article we will look at how to bake the eggplant.Agree, this method of cooking is much healthier than frying in a large amount of oil, because the "little blue" absorb fat like a sponge and dish becomes even and appetizing, but highly nutritious.To avoid this, it is best to cook vegetables is in the oven.
Baked eggplant with minced meat: preparing a "boat" filled and cheese crust
This dish is quite possible to apply to the festive table, because it is not just vegetables, cut into pieces, and "boat", inside of which is hidden a delicious minced meat,Moreover, the top will be rosy cheese crust - no one can resist.For meals, you will need:
- 4 medium sized eggplant - is better to take vegetables elongated and large diameter;
- 400g.any minced meat - pork, beef or chicken;
- 1 pc.tomatoes and onions, and the garlic clove;
- 200g."Parmesan" or other hard cheese;
- a little parsley and dill, salt and pepper and mayonnaise.
Bake eggplant in this case is very simple: first, prepare the vegetables: wash, cut exactly in half, season with salt and add to the bowl - they have to stand up and give a little juice.After 20 minutes, the juice should be emptied, washed and cut vegetables spoon pulp.You should get a "boat" with walls as thick as 1 cm. The flesh should be cut into cubes.The blank should be put on a baking sheet, brush with butter and eggplant bake for 15 minutes (oven must be warmed to 230 degrees).During this time, prepare the filling: with tomatoes, remove the peel, for that they need to pour over boiling water, so skin comes off very easy, and after the pulp should be cut into cubes.Finely chop the onion, garlic and herbs.Fry the vegetables in the frying pan - first pulp eggplant, then you need to add them to the onion and garlic, salt and pepper and place in a bowl.After the same must be done with the meat.When the meat is ready, connect it with sauteed vegetables - turned stuffing.Then remove the semi-finished "pumps" out of the oven, starting them with a mixture of minced meat and vegetables, generously sprinkle crushed "Parmesan" and send them in the oven for half an hour.By the way, you can bake the eggplant, and no meat - then get a vegetarian dish.The stuffing can be put roasted bell pepper and zucchini, zucchini.Then, the dish will not only completely vegetable, but also low-calorie.That's just the cheese in this case it is necessary to take as little as possible.
Eggplant baked whole
in most of the dishes we are accustomed to add the vegetables, cut into pieces or plates, but in this recipe are invited to cook eggplant whole and served with mayonnaise sauce (sour cream) and garlic, as they can be added to salads,pre-cut into pieces, or use as a garnish.Take the required amount of eggplant, wash, cut off the tip of the green.To the vegetable propeksya better on one side make a puncture with a fork 2-3.Put them on the grill, place the pan under it.Bake eggplant should be at maximum temperature for 40 minutes.Eggplants are very tasty meat, so if you are looking for a tasty and original side dish to the second, so cooked eggplant are the most suitable for this.
