Baked eggplant rolls with minced chicken

Eggplant rolls with minced meat are especially tasty and aromatic thanks to the vegetable sauce and brown cheese crust.

• Recipe author: Irina Sakharova
• After preparation, you will receive 10 servings
• Total recipe preparation time: 60 minutes

Ingredients

• Eggplant 3-4 pieces
• Salt to taste
• Vegetable oil 4 tbsp. spoons
• Carrots 1-2 pieces
• Bulgarian pepper 1 piece
• Onion 2 pieces
• Ground black pepper to taste
• Tomato paste 1-2 tbsp. spoons
• Water 100-150 ml
• Minced chicken 300 g
• Hard cheese 80 g

Cooking method

• Cut the eggplants lengthwise into thin slices. Sprinkle with salt and leave for 5-10 minutes, then rinse and pat dry with paper towels.

• In a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over medium heat and fry the eggplants for 2-3 minutes on each side. Cool it down.

• Grate the carrots on a coarse grater. Chop the pepper and 1 onion finely. Fry them in oil for 4–5 minutes, season with salt and pepper. Toss with tomato paste and water. Cool it down.

• Chop the second onion and mix with the minced meat. Season with salt and pepper.

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• Put minced meat on each piece of eggplant and wrap in a roll.

  For convenience, the edges of the roll can be fastened with toothpicks.

• Place the eggplant in a baking dish and top with the sauce.

• Bake for about 25-30 minutes at 180 ° C. Sprinkle with grated cheese 5 minutes before cooking.

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