Cousin Isabelita's Stuffed Aubergines
From Jose Goumal
My cousin Isabelita, visiting from Spain , made me this delicious Stuffed Aubergines
Ingredients.
Two aubergines
Good quality minced beef or minced beef and minced pork and minced lamb.
Salt, pepper.
Béchamel sauce: Milk, butter, flour, ground nutmeg, salt and pepper.
Onions
Cheese: parmesan or mature cheddar.
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Instructions:
- Cut off the stalks of two aubergines and cut lengthways.
- Put into pot with cold water.
- Add salt.
- Bring to boil.
- Boil until soft enough: test by inserting fork and when the fork can be withdrawn easily, it is ready.
- Remove aubergines and drain.
- Heat frying pan, add olive oil and chopped onions.
- Fry onions until soft.
- Add minced beef to frying pan.
- Remove insides of aubergines and mix this with beef and onions.
- Add grated cheese (any type) to mixture.
- Re-insert mixture into aubergine shells.
- Add Béchamel sauce
- Add grated cheese on top of aubergines.
- Place aubergines into oven proof individual dishes.
- Place dishes into hot oven, top shelf.
- Cook until browned over.
Wine: I suggest a red: choose from Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Zinfandel