02 April 2012

Aubergine Surprise (a meaty one)

This week I am startting my birthday celebrations and for me there is nothing better than a delicious dinner with the people you care about and the fact that I am dieting is not going to stop me from celebrating.


INGREDIENTS 

This recipe is enough for two people and a bit for your little poppy 
  • 1 aubergine 
  • 1 pepper 
  • 2 shallots 
  • 1 zucchini 
  • 250gr of lean mince meat ( beef or turkey works too)
  • can of chopped tomatos
  • 1 egg
  • salt, pepper and garlic powder 
  • some cooking spray ( optional)

HOW TO

Gather your ingredients 


Start by slicing the aubergine in two


Remove the inside of the aubergine like so 


Boil some water and add the peel of the aubergine, boil till soften


Then start cutting the vegetables into smal pieces, including the aubergine insides


The last step before getting to the pan it is to prepare the meet, you should add some salt, pepper and garlic powder to the mix, when incorporate it make a volcano in the mix and add a raw egg that will help you to get consistency. Then mix it all, i normally do it with my hands.


Now it is the time for cooking, get a big pan, I am using a wok but a normal pan would do just fine. I normally start by adding some cooking spray, this is optional but I found that it keep the mixture from burn, if you decided not to do that you should be removing the vegetables all the time to prevent burning. I add it in order, first shallot, then peppers, zucchini and aubergine. Then add the meat, it would make it juicy and blend the rest of the vegetables together.


The final step is to add the canned tomatoes, I added pealed full tomatoes as I didn't have the chopped ones, so I had to smash it with my wooden spoon. 


The only thing left to do at this point it is to fill your cooked aubergine peels with the mixture and eat, and I can promise it is delicious


As always I added some fat free formage frais, but  it is fine on its own, if you are not as obsessed about as I am. Let me know if you liked it and feel free to leave a comment below as always 
ENJOY :)

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