stuffed fairy eggplants
Fairy, or Japanese eggplants are absolutely adorable, but their main attribute is being much less bitter than regular eggplants and more tender as well. The smaller they are, the sweeter the flavor. Even people who normally dislike eggplants love this dish!
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yield
6 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr 30 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For stuffed fairy eggplants
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12fairy or japanese eggplants
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3 ctomato sauce, italian seasoned
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1/4 colive oil
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1 lbground beef
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1 tsppepper
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1 tspsalt
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3/4 cparmesan cheese
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2eggs
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3 tspdried sweet basil
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3 clovefinely chopped garlic
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1 cbread crumbs or panko
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1 1/2 citalian blend cheese
How To Make stuffed fairy eggplants
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1Preheat oven to 350
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2Cut eggplants in half lengthwise and core out the center. Finely chop the cored portion, reserving the eggplant shells to stuff.
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3Mix the chopped eggplant with beef, salt and pepper, parmesan, eggs, garlic, basil and bread crumbs or panko.
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4Cover the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish with the olive oil, then fill the casserole with the eggplant halves. Stuff the halves with the eggplant/beef mixture. Bake covered for 1 hour.
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5Remove casserole and pour tomato sauce over eggplant then top with Italian cheese. Bake for another 1/2 hour, uncovered. Allow to rest 10 minutes before serving.
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