Stuffed aubergines Mallorcan style
Mallorcan-style stuffed aubergines are a traditional dish that allows a multitude of filling variations, from mushrooms to meat, fish, etc. This dish in Mallorca is conceived as a festive meal, as it is laborious, and it can be lazy to do it on a normal day, but it is worth it on a designated day to entertain guests.
This is a typical summer dish, as this is when you will find aubergines at their best (it is the season), and most economical.
Recipe for Mallorcan-style stuffed aubergines
Ingredients
1kg of aubergines
1 green pepper
one medium onion
1 large vase of tomato sauce.
some oregano
250g mozzarella cheese
grated Parmesan cheese
Preparation
Cut the eggplants in half lengthwise. Put them in salted water for an hour and then dry them. Fry them in plenty of oil, first upside down and then on the skin side. Then empty the aubergines with a spoon.
Fry the finely chopped onion and pepper in a bread with very little oil. Then add the tomato sauce and chopped eggplant pulp, oregano, cheese in small cubes, salt and pepper. Move continuously with a wooden spoon, until the cheese has melted.
Stuff the aubergines. Place them on an oven dish. Sprinkle cheese on top, and put it in the oven to cook au gratin.
Post-data
In the cover photo, the aubergines are accompanied by escalibada, but they still combine with French fries, depending on the taste of the guests.
It also shows the aubergines without cheese, but they are usually presented with a cover of grated cheese au gratin.
I mean, there are as many versions as there are cooks, and this is a good one.
We have edited a video of a recipe for aubergines stuffed with other ingredients. We hope you like it:
Another great recipe with aubergines as the main ingredient is stuffed aubergines. Follow the link for this delicious summer dish that we also eat in winter, which we can’t wait for: Recipe of the Mallorcan vegetable pie