Spanish Stuffed Eggplant Recipe Berenjenas Rellenas

SPANISH STUFFED EGGPLANT RECIPE (BERENJENAS RELLENAS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C)
• Wash the eggplants well and cut them in half lengthwise
• Put them on a baking sheet, skin side down and make crisscross cuts through the flesh
• Drizzle with lots of olive oil and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground pepper
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until flesh is completely tender and easy to scoop out
• Take the eggplants out of the oven and let them rest for 15 minutes covered in aluminum foil while you prepare the filling (this ensures they're easy to scoop)
• Mince the garlic and dice the onion and pepper very small
• Saute the diced vegetables in hot olive oil while you scrape out the flesh of each eggplant and add it to the pan
• When the vegetables are starting to brown, add the ground meat (or the vegetarian mixture) and saute until cooked through
• Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat
• Let the mixture rest for a few minutes before filling the empty eggplant skins
• To fill the skins, first add a layer of tomato sauce to the empty skins before filling
• Fill each skin to the top, and cover in mozzarella cheese
• Put under the broiler until just browned on the top
• Enjoy your Spanish stuffed eggplants!

SPANISH STUFFED EGGPLANT RECIPE (BERENJENAS RELLENAS)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Wash the eggplants, dry them, and cut them lengthwise.
• Put the eggplant, skin down, on a baking sheet and cut the flesh.
• Add extra virgin olive oil and sea salt.
• Bake the eggplants for around 45 to 60 minutes, until the flesh is tender.
• Take the eggplants out of the oven and let them rest while you are preparing the filling.
• Dice the onion and mince the garlic.
• Heat up olive oil in a pan and add the onion and garlic.
• Scrape out the flesh of the eggplants and add it to the pan once the onions starting to brown.
• Add the ground meat, sea salt, and pepper to the vegetables and saute until cooked through.
• Let the filling rest for a few minutes while you add a layer of tomato sauce to the empty eggplant skins.
• Fill the eggplants skins with the filling and cover them with shredded mozzarella cheese
• Put the eggplants for around 10 minutes under the broiler until the mozzarella cheese browned.
• Enjoy your Spanish stuffed eggplant! (Tip: Serve with rice)

BERENJENAS RELLENAS (STUFFED EGGPLANTS)

Steps:

• Wash the eggplants and cut them in half lengthwise. Hollow them out with a spoon. Combine the lamb together thoroughly with the egg, onion, garlic, cinnamon, salt, pepper and parsley, and fill the eggplants with the mixture. Heat the olive oil in a flameproof baking dish and put the eggplants in it. Sprinkle the filling with cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil and cook in a preheated oven at 390 degreees F for about 40 minutes. Remove the foil 10 minutes before the end of the cooking period.

SPANISH STUFFED EGGPLANT - BERENJENAS RELLENAS

Steps:

• Cut eggplant in half long way and score the flesh side. Place in a baking dish and season with salt and pepper, olive oil, garlic, and thyme on each eggplant half. Bake in a 326°F/160°C oven skin side down for about 30-40 minutes (cooked through).
• In a large pan, sear pork with a little olive oil. add the chopped onions, bell peppers, shallots, cento pepper, sundried, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, and garlic. Once the eggplant is cooked, scoop out the flesh and add to the tomato sauce. then deglaze with sherry vinegar. Add tomato sauce and cook for 10 minutes on low.
• Put mix in the cavity of each eggplant. Top with mozzarella cheese, manchego cheese, and bread crumbs liberally. Bake in a 400°F/200°C oven until a light brown gratin is formed on top of the cheese.
• Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.
• Enjoy!