Turkish Stuffed Eggplant Aubergine Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray large shallow baking dish with cooking spray.
• Scoop out flesh from eggplants, cut into chunks and reserve.
• Sprinkle inside of eggplant shells evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
• Place upside down on paper towels; let stand 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, spray large skillet with cooking spray.
• Cook garlic and onion over medium-high heat until browned, about 10 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, reserved eggplant flesh and allspice.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until eggplant is just tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in parsley, lemon juice, remaining salt and pepper.
• Pat eggplant shells dry with paper towels.
• Spoon eggplant mixture loosely into shells.
• Place filled shells in prepared baking dish.
• Cover with foil and bake until shells are tender, about 40 minutes.
• Remove foil; sprinkle tops evenly with feta cheese.
• Bake for 10 more minutes, then serve.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Cut ends off the eggplants/aubergines.
• Make an opening for the stuffing by using a sharp knife and slicing the eggplant from the stem end down to the other, make sure that you don't cut them all the way through.
• In a skillet, heat 4 tablespoons of olive oil over a medium heat.
• Fry the eggplant gently.
• If needed, you can add some more oil in the frying pan.
• Remove the eggplant from the skillet and place in an 8"x8" baking dish.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Add the remainder of the olive oil to the same skillet.
• Sautee the onions and garlic in it until they are slightly golden being careful to not burn the garlic.
• You want the vegetables soft.
• Add the fresh tomatoes and half a cupful of water to the skillet.
• Add the oregano, sugar, more salt and pepper.
• Simmer covered, for 15 minutes.
• Remove stuffing from heat.
• Fill the eggplants with this stuffing.
• They will be slightly open as they don't need to be closed back over the stuffing mixture so be very generous.
• Bake for 4O minutes; basting them at least once.