Many thanks to
MJB05615
for the post, it got me inspired to do my take on this. No disrespect to his original recipe and techniques, I just can't help myself tweaking new (or old) recipes even my own.
Found some Sicilian eggplants, not sure they are the same as he found but they were round.
split them in half, also evened out the bottom so they sit flat and not tilted to one side.
Used a melon baller to scoop out the flesh
Put the innards into a colander and salted them to remove some of the liquid (probably did not do this long enough).
Mixed ground beef, some hot Italian sausage, crushed garlic, black pepper, oregano, basil, thyme, parsley, 2 eggs and small can of tomato sauce.
cooking it up
started to boil the shells while I went onto sautéing the eggplant innards mixed with onions.
Shells done, might have over cooked a bit was fine.
Added to the meat mixture - fresh grated pecorino romano cheese, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese..yes we like cheese.
mixed in the cooked eggplant
Sauced the bottom of the tray, stuffed the eggplant with the mix, topped with more grated pecorino
Topped with even more mozzarella, yes we are in NY so we like cheese...did I say that before?
All baked off with a little broil at the end for color on the top.
Plated, I will be doing this again, low carb and very tasty. I might try and bake the shells next time instead of boiling...possibilities are endless. Much appreciation to Mike for posting this up. Did not think I needed a side but could always add some if wanted.
MJB05615
for the post, it got me inspired to do my take on this. No disrespect to his original recipe and techniques, I just can't help myself tweaking new (or old) recipes even my own. Found some Sicilian eggplants, not sure they are the same as he found but they were round.
split them in half, also evened out the bottom so they sit flat and not tilted to one side.
Used a melon baller to scoop out the flesh
Put the innards into a colander and salted them to remove some of the liquid (probably did not do this long enough).
Mixed ground beef, some hot Italian sausage, crushed garlic, black pepper, oregano, basil, thyme, parsley, 2 eggs and small can of tomato sauce.
cooking it up
started to boil the shells while I went onto sautéing the eggplant innards mixed with onions.
Shells done, might have over cooked a bit was fine.
Added to the meat mixture - fresh grated pecorino romano cheese, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese..yes we like cheese.
mixed in the cooked eggplant
Sauced the bottom of the tray, stuffed the eggplant with the mix, topped with more grated pecorino
Topped with even more mozzarella, yes we are in NY so we like cheese...did I say that before?
All baked off with a little broil at the end for color on the top.
Plated, I will be doing this again, low carb and very tasty. I might try and bake the shells next time instead of boiling...possibilities are endless. Much appreciation to Mike for posting this up. Did not think I needed a side but could always add some if wanted.
