A simple and tasty vegetable casserole with minced meat and cheese. You can eat it warm or cold, whichever you prefer. I will give you a recipe for how to make an eggplant casserole with minced meat.
Cooking description:
You can use any meat for minced meat. The eggplants must first be cut into pieces and baked or fried. Place the sauce first and then the eggplant. Sprinkle with grated cheese, bake until tender. The casserole can be served as a separate dish.
Purpose: For lunch / For dinner
Main ingredient: Meat / Vegetables / Eggplant / Dairy products / Minced meat
Dish: Baking / Hot dishes
Ingredients:
- Olive oil - 4 Tbsp. spoons
- Eggplant - 2 Pieces
- Salt, pepper - To taste
- Flour - 1/4 Art. spoons
- Egg - 1 Piece
- Breadcrumbs - 0.5 Cups
- Onion - 0.5 Pieces
- Garlic - 1 Clove
- Ground beef - 100 Grams
- Red wine - 2 Art. spoons
- Tomatoes - 400 Grams
- Water - 1/3 Glass
- Dried Oregano - 0.5 Teaspoons
- Mozzarella cheese - 100 Grams
- Parmesan cheese - 30 grams
Servings: 4
How to cook Eggplant Casserole with Cheese and Minced Meat
1. Wash and trim the edges of the eggplant. Cut them into 1/2-inch slices. Sprinkle the eggplants evenly on both sides and set aside for 45 minutes. 2. After 45 minutes, use your fingers and paper towels to squeeze out the water from the eggplant. Drizzle over the eggplant with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and let it absorb. 3. Prepare three small bowls: pour flour into one, break eggs and stir in the other, and pour breadcrumbs into the third, grate Parmesan (20 grams) there, mix. Then, one by one, place the eggplants in the flour and dip them evenly on both sides. 4. After flour, dip the eggplant in the egg and then in the mixture of bread crumbs and grated Parmesan. Shake off any excess and place on a baking rack. 5. Preheat oven to 190 degrees. Place the eggplants, ready to bake, in the oven. Cook for 30-40 minutes, until the breading is light brown. 6. While the eggplants are baking, prepare the sauce for them. To do this, peel and chop the onion and garlic, place them in a frying pan preheated with olive oil and cook until the onions turn brown. Then add the minced meat and wait for the minced meat to cook, add the wine. When the wine has evaporated a little, put the tomatoes, chopped without peel into the pan, add water, add salt, oregano and pepper, simmer over low heat until a sauce forms.until the onions turn brown. Then add the minced meat and wait for the minced meat to cook, add the wine. When the wine has evaporated a little, put the tomatoes, chopped without peel into the pan, add water, add salt, oregano and pepper, simmer over low heat until a sauce forms.until the onions turn brown. Then add the minced meat and wait for the minced meat to cook, add the wine. When the wine has evaporated a little, put the tomatoes, chopped without peel into the pan, add water, add salt, oregano and pepper, simmer over low heat until a sauce forms.
