Eggplant boats. Stuffed eggplants "Boats"

Eggplant lovers will love this recipe. It combines juicy oven-baked vegetables and tender meat. Aesthetes will also like the dish, because... the boats look beautiful on the table!
Recipe contents:

Eggplants have gained enormous popularity, not only among housewives, but also among true gourmets. Because among other healthy vegetables, eggplants stand out for their low calorie content. In addition, they contain a large amount of potassium, which is useful for strengthening the heart muscle. Many healthy and vitamin-rich dishes are prepared from them in a variety of ways. But baked eggplant boats take first place in terms of taste. This is a low-calorie dish that can be a beautiful addition to a holiday feast.

To prepare boats, they use different fillings, combining all kinds of products. However, the most popular filling is considered to be meat. The combination of vegetables with minced meat is always beneficial. Absolutely everyone likes her. And to reduce calorie content, foods can be stewed without oil and add a little water. In this recipe, we will stew the meat in adjika, thanks to which the eggplants will be soaked in the spicy minced meat. And the top of the dish will be covered with a cheese crust. For vegetarians, I suggest replacing minced meat with mushrooms, rice or buckwheat. The result is a snack with a presentable appearance. Therefore, it can successfully decorate both a traditional home dinner and become the highlight of a festive feast.

• Calorie content per 100 g - 95 kcal.
• Number of servings - 2
• Cooking time - 1 hour

Ingredients:

• Eggplants - 1 pc.
• Meat - 250 g
• Onions - 1 pc.
• Cheese - 50 g
• Butter - for frying
• Adjika - 1 tbsp.
• Mustard - 0.5 tsp.
• Soy sauce - 1 tbsp.
• Salt - 1/3 tsp.
• Ground black pepper - a pinch

Step-by-step preparation of eggplant boats with meat in the oven:

Stuffed eggplants are a beneficial combination of vegetables and minced meat. The dish has a presentable appearance, so it can become a decoration not only for a traditional home dinner, but also a unique highlight of a festive feast.
In this recipe, we suggest you prepare eggplant boats with minced meat; we will bake this dish in the oven. The eggplant will be soaked in minced meat and tomato juice, the top of the dish will be covered with a cheese crust and crushed with herbs.
For vegetarians, we suggest replacing the minced meat with mushrooms, rice or buckwheat.

TIME: 1 hour 30 min.

Easy

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 500-570 g. eggplants;
• 280-300 g of any meat or minced meat;
• 250-270 g tomatoes;
• 140-150 g. onions;
• garlic (optional);
• 140-170 g hard cheese;
• vegetable oil for stewing vegetables and minced meat, salt and pepper.

Preparation

Wash small eggplants thoroughly without disturbing the integrity of the fruit, carefully remove the stem and cut them lengthwise into two equal halves.


Cut the core of each half (pulp) with a knife and remove. Salt the halves peeled in this way and leave them in this form for 25-30 minutes so that the eggplants in the finished dish do not become bitter. Then rinse them in cold water.


Pre-soak the eggplant pulp in cold water (it can be slightly salted) for 30 minutes, which will help remove the bitterness from it. In addition, due to this, the eggplants will not absorb too much oil, in which they will then be stewed.
Grind the eggplant pulp.


Finely chop the onion and garlic (if it will be used in the dish).


Do the same with the pulp of eggplants and tomatoes (you can first remove the skin from them by pouring boiling water over the fruits).

Eggplants are extremely popular even among gourmets, and the most delicious eggplant boats “Boats” occupy one of the first places in the list of recipes for dishes made from this vegetable. A beautiful, original appetizer will be a wonderful decoration not only for your everyday, but also for your holiday table. Stuffed eggplants baked in the oven are very juicy, covered with a cheese cap with a golden crust. Making eggplant vegetable boats is a real pleasure.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kilograms of eggplants;
• 200 grams of hard cheese;
• 500 grams of potatoes;
• 4-5 fresh tomatoes;
• 2 carrots;
• 2 onions;
• salt - 2 tablespoons;
• garlic, dill, ground black pepper - to taste;
• dill greens - half a bunch;
• sunflower oil.

The most delicious eggplant boats “Boats”. Step by step recipe

1. Wash the eggplants, cut off the stems, and cut them into two halves lengthwise. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon.
2. Pour water into a deep bowl (we need to place all the eggplants), add salt (according to the recipe) and stir until the salt dissolves.
3. Place the eggplants in the water and sprinkle salt on top as well. Soak for 20-30 minutes.
4. Cut two onions into thin half rings (or as you like).
5. Pour some vegetable oil into the frying pan, heat it and add the onion. Fry until soft.
6. Wash the carrots, peel them, grate them on a coarse grater. Place in a frying pan with onions. Salt and pepper the vegetables to taste, mix. Fry until done.
7. Wash the tomatoes and cut into small slices. Place in a frying pan with vegetables. Fry.
8. Finely chop the dill.
9. Grate hard cheese on a fine grater.
10. Peel the potatoes, wash them and grate them on a coarse grater.
11. Mix potatoes, cheese, dill and vegetables from the pan in a deep bowl. Add garlic passed through a press. We leave a little cheese, we will need it to sprinkle the eggplants.
12. Drain the water from the bowl with eggplants and dry the boats a little with a paper towel.
13. Lubricate each boat with sunflower oil, add a little salt and pepper.
14. Fill the eggplants with the filling, place them on a baking sheet or mold (pre-cover with baking paper).
15. Sprinkle each eggplant boat with cheese and place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees.
16. Bake the vegetable boats for 30-40 minutes (it all depends on the features of your equipment).

We serve eggplant boats “Korabliki” as an independent dish; they are quite filling. But for those who like to eat well, you can cook rice or potatoes as a side dish. On our website “Very Tasty” there are other eggplant recipes: tasty and original.

Eggplant is a very healthy and dietary product. Fried vegetables absorb a lot of vegetable oil. In such cases they are considered harmful. Therefore, chefs recommend baking eggplants in the oven. There are a lot of recipes with them. There is an opinion that eggplant boats are original and healthy. They can even be prepared for a holiday table.

Benefits of eggplant

Many vegetables contain large amounts of vitamins. One of them is eggplant. Its beneficial properties support the body throughout the summer. Eggplant contains a lot of fiber, pectin, protein, calcium and other substances. It contains microelements that are necessary for every organism.

Thanks to pectin, digestion is better stimulated and cholesterol is eliminated. Potassium helps the heart work better. For anemia, eggplants are indispensable. The baked fruit is good for diabetics.

There are very few calories in eggplants: good for those who are on a diet. However, you need to remember that they should not be consumed overripe. After all, they contain a toxic substance - the alkaloid solanine, which poisons the body.

The recipe for eggplant boats appeared at the beginning of the 19th century. He became famous throughout the world.

Classic recipe for eggplant boats

Vegetables are indispensable in summer. They are fried, eaten raw and baked in the oven. Eggplant boats in the oven are very tasty. In order to prepare such a dish, you need the following products:

• Eggplants - 3 pcs. (don’t take large ones, they don’t always reach readiness).
• Sweet pepper (red and yellow) - 2 pcs.
• Carrots - 120 grams.
• Tomatoes - 2 small or 1 large.
• Onion - 120-130 grams.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Spices to taste.

The first thing to do is to remove the unpleasant bitterness from vegetables. To do this, cut the eggplants in half and place them in cold salted water. Leave them for 40-50 minutes. To prevent vegetables from floating, place a weight on them. Then all the bitterness will come out.

Now remove them from the water on a towel, dry them well and put them in the oven for 5 minutes to soften them. It will become easier to work with them. After this, remove the core from them, which must be cut into small pieces for minced meat. Set aside the eggplants and move on to the vegetables.

Finely chop the carrots, peppers and onions into strips, and the tomatoes into cubes. Fry them one by one. First, until the onion is soft, add carrots, after 5 minutes - peppers and tomatoes. Stew all vegetables until tender. Cool. Add to eggplant.

Now beat the eggs into the vegetables to bind them together. Mix well, stuff the eggplants and bake for 15 minutes.

Set the temperature to no more than 180 degrees. Before serving, you can decorate with herbs, tomatoes and other products. This is a classic recipe for eggplant boats. Instead of vegetables, you can come up with other fillings. This is written below.

Eggplant boats with minced chicken

Wash the vegetables and remove the stems. To make it easier to work with eggplants, you can first hold them in boiling water or put them in the oven for 5 minutes. They will become soft and easier to cut and peel.

In order to make eggplant boats with minced meat, you need to grind or finely chop 230-250 g of chicken fillet. Add salt and other spices to it, and for flavor you can chop two cloves of garlic. Mix the minced meat with one egg so that it sticks together and holds better.

Now take the eggplants and remove the core. Don’t rush to throw it away, as you will need it. Now fill the eggplants with minced meat, cover them with the core and place them in the oven to bake. In 20 minutes your dish will be ready. The results are very tasty eggplants. Baked boats can be decorated with any vegetables or herbs.

Eggplant stuffed with mushrooms

Vegetables can be baked with any ingredients. The main thing is that they fit well together. In order to make eggplant boats in the oven with the addition of mushrooms, you need to prepare the ingredients:

• Eggplants - 3 pcs. medium size.
• Mushrooms - 0.25 grams.
• Onion - 130-150 grams.
• Garlic optional.
• Spices.

Wash the eggplants and remove the stems. Cut them lengthwise and place in salted cold water to release the bitterness. In the meantime, you can start preparing the minced meat.

Sauté the onion in a frying pan until soft, add mushrooms, salt, pepper, and fry until tender. Dry the eggplants and add the filling. If desired, you can add garlic and mayonnaise.

Place in the oven for 10 minutes, because the mushrooms are already ready and the vegetables bake quickly. The eggplant boats are ready.

Boats stuffed with ham and vegetables

This dish is prepared very quickly and simply. To prepare it, you need to peel 3 or 4 eggplants and remove the core from them. Chop ham (300 g), 1 sweet pepper and 2 small tomatoes very finely. Mix all the ingredients and add garlic to them.

When the filling is ready, put it in the eggplants and put them in the oven for 10 minutes. They should be baked at 180 degrees. Before serving, you can decorate with parsley, basil, tomato, etc. It all depends on your preferences and fantasies.

Eggplant boats stuffed with chicken and pineapple

This combination is perfect. Pineapple with chicken is a real culinary find. To prepare this dish you will need:

• Canned pineapples - 250 g.
• Eggplants - 5 pcs.
• Chicken fillet - 250 g.

Cut out the core from the eggplant. You are unlikely to need it in this dish. Place the eggplants in cold salted water. Meanwhile, chop the boiled chicken fillet very finely. You can also grind it in a meat grinder. Whatever you prefer.

If the pineapples are sliced, cut into large pieces. You can leave it whole. Season the minced fillet with salt and pepper and place in the dried eggplants.

Cover the minced meat with pineapples. Now place the eggplant boats in the oven. They should stand there for 15 minutes, no less. That's it. Now the dish is ready.

Now you know how to prepare eggplant boats with vegetables, mushrooms, chicken and pineapples. There are just some nuances in preparation that you need to know. After all, without them it is sometimes difficult to prepare any dish. Vegetables may turn out soggy or bitter.

The recipe for eggplant boats is not at all complicated. However, some housewives are afraid to bake eggplants. They don’t always turn out tasty, because you have to know how to cook them. Culinary experts give some tips on how to choose and work with them correctly:

• Eggplants should be firm for baking. Do not take overripe or too soft ones.
• Eggplants must be baked at 180 degrees. At low temperatures they will dry out, and at high temperatures they will burn.
• Eggplants must be baked until golden brown. However, sometimes they may be raw inside, so use a toothpick to check for doneness. Vegetables should be soft and easily pierced.
• Eggplant goes perfectly with cheese. When making the eggplant boats with minced meat, sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
• Remove the bitterness. Salt the eggplants in advance and leave for half an hour. The bitterness will come out and a pleasant taste will appear.
• To keep the eggplants from drying out, place a container filled with water in the oven.

Eggplant is a vegetable that you don’t need to struggle with. If cooked correctly, it will turn out to be a delicious dish.

These simple ingredients will make an excellent hearty, aromatic dish that is perfect for the dinner table and can feed the whole family - eggplant boats in the oven.

Eggplants should be thoroughly washed under cold running water, the stalk and attached leaves should be removed, and the lower and upper parts of the fruit should be slightly trimmed. Eggplants should be smooth and shiny, with clean skin without damage. Also note that they should all be the same size so that during the cooking process all portions are baked evenly.

Divide each eggplant into halves and remove the pulp, leaving about half a centimeter to the skin. The pulp must be removed carefully so as not to make a hole in the skin; the bottom must also be of uniform thickness and intact. For these purposes it is convenient to use a regular spoon.

Next, you need to sprinkle salt on our halves and let them stand in this position for about half an hour. Salt activates processes in the eggplant that help the juice to stand out and bitterness comes out along with it. This manipulation is carried out with eggplants in every dish, since bitterness is toxins that the fruit is able to accumulate during the growth process. After 30 minutes, rinse the eggplants under water again.

Take onions and garlic, peel them and rinse thoroughly. Then they need to be cut - the onion into small cubes, and the garlic finely, as if chopped with a knife. We also cut the eggplant pulp into small cubes, after which it’s the turn of the tomato. In this recipe, it also needs to be cut into cubes, and therefore it would be better to remove the skin from it first. To make this process easier, use boiling water - scald the fruits with it, and then remove the skin. Cut the tomatoes into cubes the same size as the eggplant pulp.

In a large frying pan, heat the sunflower oil over medium heat, add the onion and garlic and fry until the onion becomes translucent. When it begins to fry, add minced meat to the onions and garlic. You can choose any minced meat you like. Even if you don’t finish frying it a little in the frying pan, there is no point in worrying, since the boats will then be baked in the oven. After adding the minced meat, fry for another 10 minutes.

Now add tomato pieces and chopped eggplant pulp to the minced meat. Season the minced meat to taste with salt, pepper and other seasonings. Fry for about 8 minutes until a pleasant aroma of roasted meat and vegetables appears.

The next step is to fill our boats with filling. To do this, you need to place them on a baking tray, greased with oil, so as not to transfer them there with the filling later. We fill the halves with our minced meat; there should be a heap of minced meat on each eggplant. Then we compact it and give the minced meat a beautiful shape. Grate the cheese on a medium grater and sprinkle on top of our boats.

We bake the boats. To do this, preheat the oven to 180 degrees, place our eggplants with meat there and bake for approximately 35 minutes. When you take it out, let the boats cool a little, and then sprinkle with chopped fresh herbs.

That's all, the aromatic, satisfying, juicy, and very appetizing dish is ready, you can invite everyone to the table for a hearty snack! Boats with minced meat are a truly hearty dish that can be eaten on their own, without a side dish. There are several other options for preparing it:

• In order to diversify the recipe the next time you cook it, you can use zucchini instead of eggplant;
• Also, instead of minced meat, you can buy, or make it yourself, just chopped meat, then the consistency of the dish will be slightly different;
• You don’t have to chop the tomatoes finely and don’t fry them together with the minced meat - just cut them into slices and place them beautifully on top of the minced meat. The tomato will be visible through the layer of cheese and combine beautifully with the greens;
• If you use minced chicken for this dish, then sour cream will work perfectly in the recipe. Just add it to meat fried with vegetables and then bake it with cheese;
• Not only these ingredients can be added to the filling. Mushrooms and cabbage work well, then you can even make eggplant boats without meat;
• This dish is our variation of the Greek one, which is called “Shoes”. The original does not use cheese, but bechamel sauce, which is poured on top of the dish. You can also do this, then the eggplants will be even juicier;
• If you have some filling left, you can bake it in peppers, or, for example, prepare your own interesting variation of “navy-style pasta”; it will turn out unusual and very satisfying!