From distant India, a culinary tradition has come to cook eggplant. Our compatriots adopted many recipes for eggplant dishes and enjoy using them not only on holidays, but also in everyday life, delighting guests and household with aromatic fruits. In Russia, it is customary to call eggplant vegetables, although botanists attribute this product to berries.
Be that as it may, they have unique properties and are very useful for the body. Minerals and vitamins contained in eggplant have a beneficial effect on the condition and functioning of internal organs, nourish the skin with beneficial substances. With the help of purple fruits, you can cope with excess weight, eggplant is considered the first assistant during diets.
Eggplant with meat - general principles and methods of preparation
Eggplant is a versatile product, it can be prepared in various ways, for example, fry, stew, stuff, bake, salt, pickle, make salads, caviar and other snacks. Quite often, eggplants are cooked on the grill, in this form they are especially useful for health. When it comes to cooking dishes, which are based on eggplant and meat, it makes sense to talk about stuffing, stewing and baking, it is such processing that can help make the dish truly tasty and aromatic.
Eggplant with meat - preparation of products
It is generally accepted that eggplant contains a large amount of bitterness, which must be removed from the fruit, otherwise the dish will be spoiled. This effect creates solanine - a substance that can be removed with the help of salt and water. When preparing a dish of eggplant, the first thing to do is to peel the fruits (in the case of young fruits this stage can be avoided), cut into pieces, sprinkle them with salt and leave for 30-40 minutes, then rinse with running water.
When cooking with eggplant, the meat is washed, twisted into minced meat or cut into pieces. Violet fruits "love" spicy herbs, the combination with thyme and basil is ideal, so you should stock up on spices in advance. You can add sour cream or cream to the minced meat.
Recipe 1: Stewed Eggplant with Vegetables and Meat
Hearty, nutritious, easy to prepare and, of course, tasty dish "Stewed eggplants with vegetables and meat" will help the hostess to surprise the guests with culinary skills, and without putting much effort.
Ingredients:
- 600 grams of pork;
- 3 eggplants;
- 6 bell peppers;
- 6 tomatoes;
- 5 potatoes;
- greens (parsley, cilantro, dill);
- 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 3 teaspoons adjika;
- 3 tablespoons of hops-suneli;
- ground black pepper (to taste);
- salt.
Cooking method
We wash the meat and cut into small pieces, fry them in vegetable oil. We clean the eggplants from the skins, do the same with potatoes, peel the seeds, we cut all the vegetables into small cubes, add chopped greens and diced tomatoes (there is no need to remove the skin). Pour a tablespoon of vegetable oil into the dishes for cooking (cauldron, pot), lay the meat, eggplant, potatoes, peppers, herbs, tomatoes (two layers in total) in layers. After the first layer of tomatoes we put seasoning and salt, repeat the procedure after the second layer of tomatoes is laid out. Spray the dish, ready for stewing, sprinkle with vegetable oil and put on a small fire, it will take 3-4 hours to cook. You should not mix. After the dish is ready, it must be sprinkled with chopped garlic and cover, letting it brew for 30 minutes.
Recipe 2: Baked Eggplant Stuffed with Meat
Eggplant is an ideal fruit for stuffing with meat, and you can use any variety - poultry, beef, veal, pork, etc. We offer a recipe for stuffed eggplant with lamb.
Ingredients:
- 300 grams of lamb stuffing;
- 2 eggplants;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 1 tablespoon of herbs (cilantro or others);
- 150 grams of hard cheese;
- 2 tomatoes;
- red ground pepper;
- salt.
Cooking method
We cut the eggplants lengthwise into two parts. We take out the flesh, chop finely, mix with minced meat, add chopped garlic, herbs, salt and pepper. We stuff the eggplants with minced meat, put slices of tomatoes on top, sprinkle with hard grated cheese. The dish is baked in the oven for half an hour.
Recipe 3: Eggplant Rolls with Meat
It is not necessary to stew or fry eggplants in the form of longitudinal slices in a pan, they can be used to prepare a rather original dish - meat rolls. Meet the recipe.
Ingredients:
- 2 eggplants;
- ½ kilogram of minced pork and beef;
- 30 grams of couscous;
- 2 tomatoes;
- 1 carrot;
- 2 onions;
- 6 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
- 1 tablespoon of sugar;
- 1 teaspoon of coriander;
- greenery;
- ground black pepper;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 2 things bay leaf;
- salt.
Cooking method
There is no need to peel the aubergines from the peel, they should be cut longitudinally into 3 mm slices, filled with salty hot water and left for 10-15 minutes, so the bitterness will go away. Couscous should swell in hot water (5 minutes is enough). Passion the onions and carrots, mix with minced meat, add herbs, spices and salt. We form rolls: put the filling on the eggplant plate, wrap it and fix it with a toothpick (if necessary). We put the rolls in a pan. The dish should be stewed in gravy, which is prepared as follows: mix the onion with mashed tomatoes, add sugar, salt and bay leaf. Eggplant rolls with meat pour sauce and cover with chopped garlic. Stew the dish for 45-50 minutes.
Eggplant with meat - useful tips from experienced chefs
When choosing eggplant, give preference to young fruits, they have less solanine, therefore, there will be no problems with bitterness. Young eggplants are elastic and with a green leg, however, do not take excessively light fruits; they can be green. Vegetables quickly darken if they are cut with a knife other than stainless steel. When baking whole eggplants, they should be pierced with a fork in several places, so the steam comes out better.
