Eggplants with Surprise Meatballs
Eggplants with Surprise Meatballs

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"Who says meatballs have to have meat? After roasting, eggplant takes on a meaty flavor." While the meatballs cook, warm the marinara sauce in a small saucepan. Remove the meatballs from the oven, sprinkle with a little extra parmesan and serve with the marinara sauce.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook eggplants with surprise meatballs using 11 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Eggplants with Surprise Meatballs:
  1. Make ready 5 medium Round eggplants ( not huge ones though)!cut into halves
  2. Get 1 lb Ground beef ( lean)
  3. Get 1 small Onions ( yellow, or Spanish ) chopped
  4. Get 1/2 bunch Parsley
  5. Take 1 large Egg
  6. Make ready Breadcrumbs
  7. Make ready 3 tsp Tomato paste
  8. Prepare 1/4 cup Olive oil
  9. Prepare Garlic- chopped
  10. Get Tomatoes and bell pepper (red or green)
  11. Get Black, pepper, cumin, red pepper

Then add breadcrumbs and mix until you get the consistency you want to form the balls. I love eggplant now, but it took me a while to warm up to it. As an Italian-American, I grew up eating my fair share of eggplant parm, but I didn't have much exposure to the veg beyond that. When finally faced with an opportunity to cook with it, I have to say I was stumped.

Instructions to make Eggplants with Surprise Meatballs:
  1. Trim off the green part, soak them in the salty water. About 20 minutes . Put something heavy over them to prevent eggplants flowing around , so you can get rid off bitterness. While you are waiting you start preparing your meatballs.
  2. To grill or broil Eggplant, cut very small ones in half, cut in halves , Brush each side with oil, add salt and pepper, cook 8 to 10 minutes per side, turning often. When done, the Eggplant will be brown and tender. If you are broiling or grilling very close to the heat, 4 minutes per side may do. They will shrink and will get almost burn
  3. To prepare meatball: get mixing bowl, chopped onions, fresh Italian parsley, cumin, salt pepper, red pepper, chopped garlic and ground beef, one egg, if very lose , add some breadcrumbs .
  4. Depends of how big is your eggplant, make the meatballs so they can fit inside of eggplant .
  5. So far you already took your eggplants out of oven, let it cool, so you can use your tomb make a small hole to place your meatballs.
  6. After you stuffed the eggplants you have to secure the open side of them, cut small piece of tomatoes and red pepper, close the openings.
  7. Mix 2 teaspoon of tomato paste with hot water and little bit of salt.
  8. Poor tomato sauce over eggplant, about 3 cups of sos you should be having. Do not pour lots of sauce into them.
  9. Close the lit and cook with medium - low heat about 15-20 mints. Until meatballs are ready.
  10. To serve : after you put the stuffed eggplants in to a plate , pour sauce over them. Serve hot.

It's a bit more finicky than its simple. Eggplant meatballs are a great substitute for the heartiness and texture of a traditional meatball. The're vegetarian, delicious and easy to make! How To Make Eggplant Meatballs (Polpette di Melanzane). Each number corresponds to the numbered written steps.

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