Patëllxhane të Mbushur
Stuffed Aubergines

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Patëllxhane të Mbushur

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Ingredients

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2 Aubergines
1 Diced Red Peppers
1 Diced Onions
1 Clove Garlic
125g Mozzarella
2 Tbsp Basil
80g Breadcrumbs
1 Tbsp Sage
Salt
Pepper
1 Tbsp Olive Oil

Nutritional information

231
Calories
3.98g
Sugar
4.4g
Sat Fat
9.5g
Fat
9.7g
Protein
27.2g
Carbs
1/4
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The Aubergine season is from May to mid October and this Albanian recipe is a great one to make any time. Stuffed Aubergines can be made as a main meal or scoop out the filling and present as a side dish.

Did you know that an Aubergine is also know as eggplant… is actually a fruit… and is a form of berry!

Steps

1
Done

Prepare the filling

Cut the Aubergines into half, long ways. Using a knife cut a border into it about 1cm away from the edge to around 2mm from the skin at the bottom, then using a spoon scoop out the Aubergine.

2
Done

Add the aubergine that's scooped out into a large pan with the onion, red pepper, garlic and a drizzle of olive oil. sweat for 15 minutes until soft.

3
Done

Once the filling has sweated add the basil, sage and season with salt and pepper and take off the heat.

4
Done

Prepare the Aubergines

While the filling mixture is sweating, place the 4 half's of Aubergine into a dish, season with olive oil, salt and pepper and cover the dish with foil. Place into the oven at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

5
Done

Stuff the Aubergines

Take the aubergine half's out of the oven and use the mixture to stuff the them - fill them as much as possible. Add chunks of mozzarella on top and sprinkle 2 tbsp of breadcrumbs per half over the top.

6
Done

Cooking

Place the stuffed aubergines back in the oven until the mozzarella and breadcrumbs are golden - about 25 minutes. The stuffed Aubergines will be soft and tender.

7
Done

Optional

You do not need to eat the skin.  The stuffed aubergines can also be spooned back out and served as a side dish.

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