You should know that I absolutely love eggplants, I prepare them in every possible way, one of my signature dishes is stuffed eggplants with tomato in skillet, every time I make them, everyone at home licks their chops and always asks for seconds! To prepare them best, you need a pan with a glass lid and a steam vent valve, also very useful for cooking without fats!
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 2
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients for Stuffed Eggplants with Tomato
- 1 round eggplant (weighing 350 g)
- 1 1/8 cups tomato purée
- 1 egg
- 7 tablespoons cheese (grated)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (for the filling)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (to use before cooking)
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 1 clove red garlic
- 6 leaves basil (fresh)
- 1/4 cup water
Tools
- Skillet
Preparation of Stuffed Eggplants with Tomato
Clean, wash, and dry the eggplant, then cut it in half and hollow out each half by scooping out the pulp, you should obtain 2 empty shells, don’t throw away the pulp!
In a bowl, add the finely chopped eggplant pulp, tomato purée, grated cheese, chopped garlic, coarsely chopped basil, 2 tablespoons of oil, salt, and pepper, and mix everything together well, obtaining a homogeneous mixture.
Place the empty eggplants in a skillet, then pour the mixture into the eggplants, half of the mixture in each empty shell, pour the remaining oil on top.
Add the water to the skillet and place it on the stove over medium heat, cover with the glass lid with the steam vent valve (essential for this recipe).
Cook the stuffed eggplants for 45 minutes, always checking the cooking, if you see the bottom dry after halfway through, add a little more water. A tip for you: when the pulp is ‘transparent’ and the skin has changed color, the eggplants are cooked, serve them hot or cold; they are excellent either way! Enjoy your meal!
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