Eggplants can be cooked in different ways: baked, fried, stewed with vegetables and sauces. They will also be delicious if stuffed with meat and cheese.

Cook Ksenia shared a recipe for baked eggplant with minced meat and mozzarella cheese on Instagram.

The ingredients:

• Eggplant
• Minced meat - 400 g
• Mozzarella cheese - 250 g
• Tomato paste - 1 tbsp
• Paprika - a pinch
• Salt - a pinch
• Ground pepper - a pinch
• Oil and salt to coat the eggplants before baking

Method of preparation:

1. Cut the eggplants in half, make cuts, salt and drizzle with oil.

2. Bake in the oven for 40 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, fry the minced meat until half cooked, add mozzarella, tomato paste, salt and spices.

4. Cut out the center of the eggplant, making boats. Fill with the filling, sprinkle with cheese and put in the oven for another 10 minutes.

You can also find more recipes on OBOZREVATEL:

• Eggplant with soy sauce
• Stuffed fermented eggplants
• Eggplant with nuts and cilantro