The dish, made with fresh eggplants, is not only delicious, but also incredibly appetizing. Preparing is quite simple and does not take much effort. Even a novice cook can easily prepare it.
Ingredients:
- 2 ripe tomatoes and eggplant;
- 1 onion;
- 400 g of beef;
- Sunflower oil;
- 1 tbsp tomato paste;
- Black pepper, salt and cumin;
- 200 g of water;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- Parsley.
Preparation:
- Wash the eggplants and cut into circles. Then they must be immersed in salt water for at least 30 minutes. The washed tomatoes should also be cut into circles, and the onion should be cut into half rings. Well washed meat must be cut into small cubes.
- Pour oil into a frying pan and add onions there. Wait until it becomes transparent. Then add meat and fry for 4-7 minutes.
- Pour caraway seeds, salt, pepper, garlic pre-cut into small cubes and tomato paste into the pan. We leave it for another couple of minutes on the fire, while the contents must be constantly mixed.
- Then water is poured into the meat and the pan is covered with a lid. After the contents boil, reduce the heat and let the meat simmer for at least 60 minutes. In the meantime, it is stewing, you need to fry the eggplants in oil on both sides so that a golden brown crust appears.
- Transfer the contents of the pan to a baking dish. Lay the eggplants on top in an even layer, and on them - the tomatoes. The final layer is to mix the tomatoes and eggplants. Sprinkle everything with chopped herbs on top. You can also sprinkle with grated cheese if desired.
- Then the mold is placed in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. The dish will be baked for at least 30-40 minutes. In this case, you should definitely make sure that the top does not burn.
This recipe is allowed to change according to your view. You can add potatoes, bell peppers, zucchini and so on to the dish. However, here it is worth considering that the potatoes must be placed either on the bottom of the baking dish, or on top of the first layer. Otherwise, it will take a very long time to prepare. You can decorate the finished dish with fresh herbs.
