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How To Cook Elegant Stuffed Eggplant
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You can mix and match the vegetables that you can use to stuff the eggplant with. You can try bell peppers, zucchini, or yellow squash. Serve it with ketchup or with a Filipino dipping sauce such as soy sauce with lemon.
You can mix and match the vegetables that you can use to stuff the eggplant with. You can try bell peppers, zucchini, or yellow squash. Serve it with ketchup or with a Filipino dipping sauce such as soy sauce with lemon.
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| Elegant Stuffed Eggplant |
Simplicity is beauty, just like what you are seeing now. My wife made this simple stuffed eggplant out of some available ingredients that we have in the fridge and everything went well. To tell you the truth, it was above my expectations in terms of taste and presentation — and this was done in the simplest possible way.
Elegant Stuffed Eggplant Time And Duration
Prep time 10 mins Cook time 15 mins Total time 25 mins
Elegant Stuffed Eggplant Ingredients
- 2 pieces Chinese eggplants
- 4 pieces assorted red and yellow sweet peppers (or bell peppers)
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup cooking oil
Elegant Stuffed Eggplant Steps And Methods
- Grill the eggplants until the insides are soft and the skin gets burnt. Peel the skin. Arrange the eggplants in a flat surface and press with a fork. Set aside.
- Combine the beaten eggs, salt, and ground black pepper. Whisk to mix well.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan.
- Dip the eggplant in the egg mixture then lay flat on the pan. Fry for 1 minute.
- While frying one side, arrange the chopped sweet peppers and scallions on top of the eggplant. Scoop a tablespoon or two of the egg mixture and pour over the eggplant.
- Turn the eggplant over using a wide spatula. Fry the opposite side for 3 to 5 minutes in low to medium heat.
- Top the other half with sweet peppers and scallions, then pour some beaten egg mixture over.
- Flip the eggplant so that the opposite side gets cooked. Fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.
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Elegant Stuffed Eggplant Additional Information
A stuffed eggplant is a hollowed eggplant stuffed with vegetables and seasonings, usually topped with cheese. The eggplant is boiled, the ingredients sometimes fried, and the final stuffed dish is baked to bring everything together. Common ingredients are Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and tomatoes. There are also vegetarian and vegan options that do not include meat or cheese. Stuffed eggplant dishes can be very healthy depending on the ingredients and cooking methods used; for example, they are usually low fat but contain a lot of necessary vitamins.
Preparing an eggplant for the dish involves washing, drying, and cutting it. Sometimes the eggplant is halved, similar to how a green pepper is halved before stuffing. Other times the top is removed to scrape out the majority of its innards, but the vegetable is not halved, only stuffed from the top. Enough of the flesh is left on the skin to make sure it holds up in the oven.
Many ingredients can be used when preparing stuffed eggplant, though it often varies based on the recipe’s style. For example, spices such as red pepper and prepackaged Italian seasonings are often used. Furthermore, parsley, tomatoes, and garlic are staples of many eggplant recipes. Cheeses such as Parmesan and mozzarella are commonly integrated and may be utilized differently based on the particular recipe. Finally, ingredients such as wine, sausage, and olive oil can be seen in some styles of stuffed eggplant.
Stuffed eggplant dishes can be made completely vegetarian or vegan. Vegetarians need only omit meat, while vegans can omit meat and cheese. Stuffed eggplant is a very flexible dish in which the stuffing can be just about anything. In addition to replacing meat with tofu and cheese with a non-dairy substitute, a cook can replace the recommended vegetables with any of his or her favorites.
A plain eggplant is low in fat, sugar, and and carbohydrates, but contains plenty of potassium, folic acid, and vitamin C. It belongs to the nightshade family and is closely related to tomatoes. For the most part, stuffed eggplant is only as unhealthy as what a cook adds to it; for example, a lot of cheese, red meat, and white rice can make a stuffed eggplant dish a less healthy option. In addition, a 2008 study in India found that nearly 10 percent of the study participants were allergic to eggplant. Another downside to eating eggplant is its nicotine content, though the amount of nicotine the plant contains is insignificant compared to secondhand smoking.
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