Patlıcanlı Köfte Güveç (Meatball and Aubergine Güveç with Cheese)
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Ingredients
- 450 g beef mince
- 1 onion
- 2 aubergines
- 2 garlic cloves
- 400 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 100 g mozzarella cheese
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 441 kcal
- Protein
- 28.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 10.8 g
- of which sugars
- 8.8 g
- Fat
- 30.3 g
- of which saturates
- 11.8 g
- Fibre
- 5.3 g
- Salt
- 0.48 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 200C (180C fan, gas 6). Mix the beef mince and grated onion in a bowl, season, and shape into 12 small meatballs.
- 2
Slice the aubergines into rounds, brush with half the olive oil, and roast on a tray for 15 minutes until golden.
- 3
Heat the remaining olive oil in a flameproof dish and brown the meatballs for 5 minutes.
- 4
Add the garlic cloves and tinned chopped tomatoes and simmer for 10 minutes, then tuck the roasted aubergine slices among the meatballs.
- 5
Scatter with the mozzarella cheese, grated, and transfer to the oven to bake for 15-20 minutes until the meatballs are cooked through with no pink remaining and the cheese is bubbling.
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