I'm BAAACK. Can you believe it? I wonder if I even have anyone who cares but I am gonna give this blog another shot. :)
A couple days ago I saw someone cooking eggplant meatballs on the Today Show. I had never heard of them before and I thought they sounded really good. I couldn't however find the recipe on their website so I kind of just went off of what I remembered from the show. I think they turned out really good. They are also really easy. Give em a try. If you do I would love to know what you think.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 Eggplant
- olive oil, salt and pepper
- 1 1/2 cups of bread crumbs (I used 1/2 C of italian style and 1 C plain)
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 C grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 C chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 t. oregano
- 2 cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 1 t. salt
- Canola oil
- marinara sauce
- spagetti
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Cut eggplant in half, place on cookie sheet and brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in oven for 35 minutes.
In the meantime combine breadcrumbs, eggs, parmesan cheese, parsley, oregano, garlic and salt in a mixing bowl. When eggplant is finished scrape it out of its skin and combine it with other ingredients. Mix well.
In a heavy sauce pan heat about an inch deep of canola oil on medium high heat. Roll up mixture into balls and place into the oil. Fry each side in oil for about 3 minutes or until brown (it will depend on the heat of your oil and how dark/crispy you want them). Place eggplant balls onto paper towels to drain for a minute and then place into hot marinara sauce. Serve over spagetti. (I am also going to enjoy an eggplant meatball sandwich tomorrow for lunch!)
Here is the eggplant oiled, salted and peppered ready to go into the oven.
Just out of the oven.
Scraping the eggplant out of its skin.
My bowl of ingredients.
The ingredients combined with the eggplant. I know, doesn't that just look so appetizing?
Frying the balls. I like em dark.
Place them in the marinara sauce and enjoy!
By the way, creating this post made me crave them so I went and ate a cold one out of the fridge and it was really good! I can't wait for my meatball sandwich tomorrow.
By the way, creating this post made me crave them so I went and ate a cold one out of the fridge and it was really good! I can't wait for my meatball sandwich tomorrow.
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Hey Jenni for the record I am glad you are back with a new recipe. It looks fun to try. Do you think you have to fry them or do you think it would work to bake them?
ReplyDeleteI CARE I CARE I CARE!!!!! My New Years Resolution is to start cooking.... really good stuff so I'm kinda counting on this blog to help me! Can't wait to try everything.
ReplyDeleteJust think... in a little while you'll have enough recipes for your own little cook book.... that i will purchase!
Katie, Yes for sure you could bake them. I wanted to fry them because I thought the texture would be more what I wanted and it was great but I was going to try baking them the next time I make them and see how it compares. Once you put them in the sauce the crunchiness I wanted goes away anyway. I would bake in an oiled backing dish at 350 for about 30 min. turning them occasionally. If you try it please let me know how they turn out!
ReplyDeleteAryn, you are sweet. I will use you as motivation!
I care too!! I always love your recipes. We got an eggplant in our Bountiful Basket this week and so I tried these... YUM!!! I loved them. I tried baking a few and frying a few and they weren't too different, especially like you said once they get in the sauce.
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH!!! I made these the other night and fell in love and so did my kids which is so hard to do! What an amazing recipe thanks!
ReplyDeleteYay! I'm glad you're back. I haven't stopped checking your blog. I'm making these TONIGHT!
ReplyDeleteHow cool, that sounds so great! Got a link to your blog from a friend. I need more veggies in my life!
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