Eggplants with Onions & Garlic (Patllixhan me Qepë dhe Hudhra)

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Eggplants with Onions & Garlic (Patllixhan me Qepë dhe Hudhra)

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Stuffed Eggplants Onion Garlic
Yields8 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time30 minsTotal Time45 mins
 6 baby eggplants
 ½ cup vegetable oil
 28 oz crushed tomatoes28 oz can
 6 garlic clovessliced
 4 onionssliced finely in semi circle
 4 tbsp olive oil
 3 tbsp fresh parsleychopped
  cup white wine
 1 tsp oregano
 1 pinch saltto taste
 1 pinch black pepperto taste
1

Peel the skin of the eggplants on top and the sides, leaving the bottom intact. When buying the eggplants look for smooth and shiny skin and no wrinkles or blemishes on them.

2

With a paring knife, make a cut on the top of the eggplant lengthwise (see pictures).

3

Lightly brown the eggplants with vegetable oil and put them aside.

Eggplant Filling
4

Preheat oven at 380 degrees Fahrenheit.

5

Add vegetable oil on a frying pan. Sauté onions and garlic for about 1-2 minutes, stirring continuously until caramelized.

6

Pour in the white wine and cook until it's evaporated.

7

Add in crushed tomatoes and season with salt, pepper, oregano and parsley. Simmer for couple minutes until everything is incorporated together.

8

Place the eggplants in a small baking pan next to each other. Stuff the eggplants with onion, tomato, garlic sauce. If you have leftover stuffing place it around the eggplants and add one cup water on the baking pan. Drizzle some olive oil on the top and bake on the preheated oven.

9

Cover with aluminum foil for the first 15-20 minutes than bake uncovered until eggplants are tender about one hour. The time depends on the type of baking pan (metal or stone ware).

Ingredients

 6 baby eggplants
 ½ cup vegetable oil
 28 oz crushed tomatoes28 oz can
 6 garlic clovessliced
 4 onionssliced finely in semi circle
 4 tbsp olive oil
 3 tbsp fresh parsleychopped
  cup white wine
 1 tsp oregano
 1 pinch saltto taste
 1 pinch black pepperto taste

Directions

1

Peel the skin of the eggplants on top and the sides, leaving the bottom intact. When buying the eggplants look for smooth and shiny skin and no wrinkles or blemishes on them.

2

With a paring knife, make a cut on the top of the eggplant lengthwise (see pictures).

3

Lightly brown the eggplants with vegetable oil and put them aside.

Eggplant Filling
4

Preheat oven at 380 degrees Fahrenheit.

5

Add vegetable oil on a frying pan. Sauté onions and garlic for about 1-2 minutes, stirring continuously until caramelized.

6

Pour in the white wine and cook until it's evaporated.

7

Add in crushed tomatoes and season with salt, pepper, oregano and parsley. Simmer for couple minutes until everything is incorporated together.

8

Place the eggplants in a small baking pan next to each other. Stuff the eggplants with onion, tomato, garlic sauce. If you have leftover stuffing place it around the eggplants and add one cup water on the baking pan. Drizzle some olive oil on the top and bake on the preheated oven.

9

Cover with aluminum foil for the first 15-20 minutes than bake uncovered until eggplants are tender about one hour. The time depends on the type of baking pan (metal or stone ware).

Notes

Eggplants with Onions & Garlic (Patllixhan me Qepë dhe Hudhra)

2 Comments

  1. Great recipe, I like it very much. What is the best accompaniment to eat it with? Rice or just French Bread? Any suggestions? Thanks.

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