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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
50 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Grilled eggplant rolls with minced meat is an incredibly delicious dish, guaranteed to be loved for the soft sweetness of the eggplant combined with the fatty minced meat soaked in spices, served with hot rice is simply outstanding. Get cooking right away with TasteVN to make this dish!
Ingredients for Grilled Eggplant Rolls Serves 4
Eggplant 1 kg Minced meat 400 gr Tomatoes 3 fruits Garlic 3 cloves (minced) Shallots 1 bulb (minced) Egg 1 piece Chili powder 1.5 teaspoons Mint powder 1 teaspoon (optional) Bread crumbs 5 tablespoons Tomato sauce 1 tablespoon Cherry tomatoes 10 fruits (for decoration) Bell pepper 1/2 piece (chopped – for decoration) Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Salt/ground pepper a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh eggplant
- Choose eggplants with shiny skin and uniform purple color, those are quality eggplants.
- Observe the stem of the eggplant; if it is still fresh and firmly attached to the body of the fruit, then it is a young, fresh eggplant, which will taste better when cooked.
- Do not buy eggplants that feel hard when pressed with your fingers, as they are old and no longer fresh and sweet.
How to choose fresh minced pork
- You should choose shoulder meat to mince, as this will ensure the meat is both tender and fatty after cooking, without being too dry from too much meat or overly greasy from too much fat.
- The pork you select should have a natural light pink color, a certain degree of elasticity, and should not have any unusual foul smell. After that, you can ask the seller to grind the meat directly or take it home to use a meat grinder to ensure better quality.
- If you buy pre-minced meat, choose minced meat that contains both fat and lean, has a fresh color, is not purple, and does not have any unusual liquid dripping.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes that have a naturally bright red color, with smooth and juicy skin; these are signs of fresh and delicious tomatoes.
- Observe the stem, you should choose tomatoes with green stems that are firmly attached to the fruit. If the tomato no longer has a stem, it means it has been stored for too long.
- Avoid buying tomatoes that are bruised or have scratches on the skin, as this will affect the quality of the dish.
Tools needed
Oven, non-stick pan, blender, spoon, bowl,…
How to make Grilled Meat Rolled Eggplant
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Prepare the eggplant
After buying 1kg of eggplant, wash it thoroughly, then cut off the stem at the top and slice it lengthwise into thin pieces for easy rolling with meat.
Next, spread a thin layer of cooking oil evenly on both sides of each eggplant slice, then sprinkle a little salt and place them in the oven to roast the eggplant for 15 minutes at 220 degrees Celsius.
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Marinate the minced meat
Add the minced meat to a bowl, then add 5 tablespoons of breadcrumbs, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon of mint powder, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1 egg, then use clean hands to mix well so that the meat absorbs the seasoning for 5 minutes.
Next, add 3 cloves of minced garlic and 1 chopped shallot and continue to mix well for another 5 – 6 minutes for the meat to absorb the seasoning.
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Shape and pan-fry the meatballs
You take a portion of minced meat in your hand, then roll it into bite-sized balls.
Turn on the stove to medium heat, place a pan on the stove, when the pan is hot, add the meatballs, press down on the meatballs to flatten them, then pan-fry both sides evenly for 3 minutes.
When the meatballs are slightly charred on the outside and fragrant, transfer them to a plate.
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Make tomato sauce
With 6 tomatoes, wash them thoroughly, peel the skin, then place them in a blender and blend on the lowest speed until the tomatoes are just crushed.
Turn on the stove to medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan where you just fried the meat, when the oil is hot, add the blended tomatoes and cook for 2 minutes.
Next, add 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon of chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon of mint powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper to the pan, stirring the mixture for 1 minute to dissolve the ingredients and spices together.
Then, add 300ml of filtered water, continue to cook until the sauce boils for about 5 – 7 minutes before turning off the heat.
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Roll eggplant with meatball
Place 2 slices of eggplant on top of each other in a cross shape, put 1 meatball in the center, then fold the eggplant around the meatball.
Next, use a toothpick to secure the roll in the center. You can also add 1/2 cherry tomato and 1 slice of bell pepper to garnish the dish.
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Grilled eggplant rolls with meat
Place the meat rolls on a tray, then evenly pour the tomato sauce over the meat rolls.
Next, put the tray of meat in the oven and grill for 20 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees Celsius.
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Final product
Thus, the grilled eggplant rolls with meat is completed.
The dish has a fragrant smell of grilled meat, and when you eat it, you can feel the creamy taste of eggplant, the soft and delicious meat soaked in spices, and the sweet and sour sauce combined with the slight spiciness of the chili will awaken your sense of smell and taste!
Eggplant rolls with grilled meat are ready to be enjoyed. Hope that with the above instructions, you will be able to easily make this dish and have a delicious meal to treat your family!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel PRACTICAL COOKING RECIPES
