Smoked Eggplant Meatballs in Tomato Sauce

Name: Smoked Eggplant Meatballs in Tomato Sauce
Cook time: 45 s
Total time: 45 s
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Lebanese
Ingredients: 1 gram For the meatballs:; 1 Medium Eggplant peeled and diced; 2 cups Water; 500 grams Lamb ground raw; 2 cups bread crumbs; 2 Mediums Onions finely chopped; 6 Cloves Garlic finely chopped; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper; 1 teaspoon Chili flakes; 1 cube Maggi® Chicken Bouillon; 1/4 cup Hot Water; 1 gram For the sauce:; 2 tablespoons Olive oil; 1 Small Onions finely chopped; 4 Cloves Garlic finely chopped; 2 cans Crushed tomatoes; 1/2 cup Hot Water; 1 cube Maggi® Chicken Bouillon; 1 teaspoon dried oregano

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Bring your family and friends around a flavorful and colorful dish of Smoked Eggplant & Meatballs with Tomato's Sauce. Prepare this meatballs recipe with Maggi.

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Ingredients

6 Servings

Water

1 g

Eggplant

1 Medium

Water

2 cups

Minced lamb

500 g

bread crumbs

2 cups

Onions, finely chopped

2 Mediums

Garlic, finely chopped

6 Cloves

dried oregano

2 tsp

Ground Black Pepper

1 tsp

Hot paprika

1 tsp

Maggi® Chicken Bouillon

1 cube

Water

0.25 cup

Water

1 g

Olive oil

2 tbsp

Onions, finely chopped

1 Small

Garlic, finely chopped

4 Cloves

Crushed tomatoes

2 cans

Water

0.5 cup

Maggi® Chicken Bouillon

1 cube

dried oregano

1 tsp

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Nutritional Information

Carbohydrates

45.55 g

Energy

511.26 kcal

Fats

27.43 g

Protein

22.39 g

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8 min

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Grill the whole eggplant on an open fire (or in an oven) until the skin is nearly burnt and the flesh is soft to the touch. Set aside to cool, peel the skin and c

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Bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add the eggplant pieces and cook for 3-4 mins. This will draw out all the bitter juices. Drain well, mash and allow to cool.

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In a mixing bowl, combine the eggplant with beef, onion, garlic, breadcrumbs, oregano, black pepper, chili flakes and 1 cube MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon in water, and

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Bake in a preheated 190°C oven for 15 to 20 mins until cooked and the top part is golden. Remove and allow to cool for 10 mins.

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Meanwhile, sauté the onions and garlic in olive oil for 2 mins. Add MAGGI® Chicken Bouillon, water, crushed tomatoes and oregano, and simmer for about 15 to 20 mi

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Place half the sauce in an ovenproof casserole dish. Place the slightly cooled meatballs over the sauce and pour the remaining sauce.

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Bake in an oven at 175°C for 10-15 mins or until the sauce starts bubbling.

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Serve with white rice or flat bread.

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