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Turkish eggplant with mince

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3 servings
1 hour 20 min

Eggplant - 3 pcs., Vegetable oil - 50 ml, Basil - 0.5 tea liters, Minced meat - 500 g, Tomatoes - 150 g, Onions - 1 pc., Garlic - 3 teeth., Vegetable oil - 2 tbsp., Basil - 5 g, Majoran - 5 g, Ground black pepper - to taste, Salt - to taste

How to make Turkish eggplant with mince? First, prepare the necessary ingredients according to the list. Keep in mind that the exact amount of ingredients depends on the size of the eggplant you choose. My eggplant is medium, not very long. If you have filling left after stuffing, you can add it to the soup.

Wash the eggplant, dry it. Cut the skin into strips from each vegetable, alternating them with areas with whole skin. In each vegetable, make a deep longitudinal cut without reaching the end.

Sprinkle salt over the aubergines and leave for 20 minutes. Then rinse and dry. Note that in some cases there is no need to remove bitterness from eggplant - usually young vegetables do not mustard, as well as some special varieties.

In a frying pan over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil. Lay out the aubergines and fry on all sides until soft and golden. Transfer the aubergines to wipes to remove excess fat.

Transfer the aubergines to a foil-lined baking sheet. Open the edges of the eggplants at the cut point to make a depression.

Prepare the ingredients for the filling. Minced meat can be taken from anyone: lamb, beef or pork or mixed.

Peel the tomatoes and cut into small cubes. How to quickly peel tomatoes? To do this, you need to make shallow cuts on them crosswise and lower it into boiling water for 1-2 minutes. After that, the skin will be removed quite easily.

Cut the onions into small cubes.

Peel and finely chop the garlic.

In a frying pan over medium heat, heat the vegetable oil. Lay out the onions and fry until transparent.

Add the minced meat and garlic and stir, breaking the lumps. Simmer, stirring, for 15-20 minutes.

Add the crushed tomatoes and simmer, stirring, 10 minutes until the excess moisture evaporates.

At the end, sprinkle the mince with herbs, salt and pepper and stir.

Fill the aubergines with mince. Bake the aubergines in the oven preheated to 180ºS for 25-30 minutes.

Sprinkle the ready-made Turkish aubergines with crushed fresh herbs and serve. Enjoy your meal!