Braised eggplant with meatballs
This braised eggplant with meatballs will make your mouth water. And the best thing is: it is so easy to make! You will love it.
Ingredients
For the meatballs
- 200 gram minced meat
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs
- 1 teaspoon paprika powder
- 0,5 teaspoon turmeric
- 3 sprigs flat leaf parsley
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 shallot
For the braised eggplant
- 1 eggplant
- 1 red chili pepper optional
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 can diced tomatoes
- flat-leaf parsley for the finishing touch
Side
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 cup water
Instructions
The meatballs
- Finely chop the garlic and the shallot. We only need half of the shallot. Also finely chop the parsley sprigs.
- Mix the minced meat with the egg, breadcrumbs, paprika, turmeric, garlic, half of the shallot and parsley.
- Then roll meatballs from the mixture. Normally this is about 10 meatballs.
- Heat some oil in a pan and sear the meatballs on all sides.
- Once the meatballs are seared, set them aside.
The braised eggplant
- Wash the eggplant and cut off the ends.
- Then cut the eggplant into small cubes.
- Heat some oil again in the pan in which you fried the meatballs.
- Fry the eggplant cubes in the pan until they are brown and translucent. Then set them aside.
- Heat the diced tomatoes with the garlic and the optional chili pepper in the pan. Then add the fried eggplant cubes and the meatballs. Season with salt.
- Put the lid on the pan and let it simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Stir the sauce regularly.
The couscous as a side dish
- Bring the water to a boil in a small saucepan. Then add the couscous.
- Take the pan off the heat and put the lid on it. Let the couscous soak for five minutes. Then loosen the couscous with a fork.
How to serve
- Take a deep plate and make a base with the couscous.
- Then divide the braised eggplant with meatballs over the couscous.
- Garnish with some finely chopped flat-leaf parsley.
Nutrition
Serving: 1personCalories: 750kcalCarbohydrates: 98gProtein: 37gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 153mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 1534mgFiber: 15gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1246IUVitamin C: 61mgCalcium: 167mgIron: 7mg
