Baked eggplant in the Sicilian style according to the recipe of Hector Jimenez-Bravo

Hector Jimenez-Bravo showed on the social network how to cook delicious baked eggplants.

Baked eggplants are a tasty and healthy seasonal dish that should be enjoyed.

“ After this recipe, you will never want regular baked eggplant , ” Hector said.

Ingredients:

•  Eggplant – 1 pc.

•  Olive oil.

•  Salt pepper

 Stuffing :

•  Onion – 50 grams.

•  Garlic – 20 grams.

•  Minced meat of any kind – 100 grams.

•  Peeled tomatoes – 50-100 grams.

•  Salt pepper.

•  Mozzarella.

 Tapinade:

• Green pitted olives — 100 grams.

•  Walnut – 50 grams.

• Parmesan — 50 grams.

•  Olive oil – 75 grams.

•  Basil – 10 grams.

•  Salt pepper.

Method of cooking:

Cut the eggplant into two parts, make crosswise incisions in each , grease with olive oil, salt and pepper , mash well .

Put in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.

Cut the onion and garlic, fry in a pan with oil, salt and pepper, add minced meat. Mix well and fry.

Add peeled tomatoes to the pan.

Mix olives, walnuts, parmesan , olive oil and basil in a blender, beat until smooth.

Take out the eggplant, spread the minced meat mixture on it, sprinkle with mozzarella and put in the oven for 5 minutes at 200 degrees.

Place the tapinad on the dish, add a little olive oil and garnish with basil.

Bon appetit!

Photo: Pixabay, personal archive of Hector Jimenez-Bravo