Name: Eggplant Rolls with Ground Meat
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 500 g of ground beef; 1 onion; 2 garlic clove; 2 teaspoon of breadcrumbs; 1 bunch of fresh parsley; 3 eggplant; 2 tomato; 1 green bell pepper; 2 potato; 2 tablespoon of tomato paste; 1 liter of water; 1 pinch of salt; 1 pinch of black pepper; 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Eggplant Rolls with Ground Meat

These eggplant rolls with ground meat are a delicious dish of Turkish origin.

Beef

Course: Main course

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Cost per serving: 1,52 €

Energy: 343 kcal / serving

Nutritional score:

Instructions

1. Wash the eggplants and cut them into long strips, about 3mm thick.
2. Sprinkle with salt and let them drain their water in a colander.
3. Prepare the ground meat by mixing all the ingredients together and combining well.
4. Take the eggplants and pat each piece on absorbent paper to remove excess water.
5. Fry in hot oil on both sides and drain on absorbent paper.
6. Take the ground meat and form sausages about 3 cm thick and the same width as the eggplant strips.
7. Roll each sausage in the eggplant to fully cover the meat.
8. Secure with a toothpick to prevent them from unraveling and garnish with a salted tomato slice and a piece of bell pepper.
9. Place the eggplant rolls in a gratin dish as you go.
10. Separate the rows of eggplants with half a potato slice.
11. Dissolve the tomato paste in boiling water and pour over the eggplant rolls to fully cover them (for even cooking of the ground meat).
12. Cover the gratin dish with aluminum foil and bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 20 to 30 minutes.