Eggplant meatballs calabrese
Eggplant meatballs are a vegetarian and tasty second course!

Eggplant meatballs are a vegetarian and tasty second course! A few simple and genuine ingredients and a few steps to obtain eggplant meatballs with a soft and stringy heart enclosed in a crunchy breading. In any way you decide to cook them: in the oven, fried or in a pan!

Method:

First of all wash the aubergines, cook them whole in a static oven for 1 hour at 392 °F. At the end of cooking they should be very soft. Then let them dry and then place them in a bowl together with the bread crumbs, egg, salt, parmesan and basil. Knead and evaluate whether to add 1 or 2 tablespoons of breadcrumbs to the mixture which must be compact but not excessively. Form the eggplant meatballs with the help of a spoon. Add 1-2 pieces of mozzarella inside. Roll in your hands giving the shape of a ball and pass in the breadcrumbs.

Bake the Eggplant Meatballs in the oven

First of all, arrange them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, add a drizzle of oil on all the meatballs. Bake in a hot oven at 356 °F degrees for about 20 minutes. Every now and then turn and let them season. For the last 2 minutes, turn on the grill.

Fried Eggplant Meatballs

In a saucepan with high sides, place plenty of oil. Once at temperature, soak 5-6 meatballs at a time. Cook for about 2 minutes. Drain on absorbent paper. The hot and stringy eggplant meatballs are ready!

 

Ingredients:

  • 2 ½ cups (500 g) eggplants
  • 2 slices of bread
  • bread crumbs
  •  grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 egg
  • basil
  •  ¼ cup (50 g) mozzarella or scamorza cheese
  • salt, pepper to taste
  • extra virgin olive oil (for oven cooking) or seeds oil (for frying)
  • Difficutly: easy
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 20 min
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