Mushroom-Stuffed Eggplant

Name: Mushroom-Stuffed Eggplant
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams stale baguette, cut into 1/2-inch dice, soaked in 1/2 cup red wine; 5 kilograms Italian eggplants; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 30 servings Extra-virgin olive oil; 454 grams oyster mushrooms, sliced lengthwise 1/4 inch thick; 2 Tbsps chopped parsley; 57 grams young pecorino, diced; 30 servings Freshly ground pepper; 1 medium red onion, minced; 30 servings Salt; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter; 177 milliliters low-sodium vegetable broth

Need a vegetarian hor d'oeuvre? Mushroom-Stuffed Eggplant could be an excellent recipe to try. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 3g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 194 calories. This recipe serves 30. Head to the store and pick up baguette, oyster mushrooms, pepper, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Instructions

Halve the eggplants lengthwise and cut out the flesh, leaving 1/4-inch shells.

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Cut the flesh into 1/2-inch dice. Salt the eggplant shells and let stand for 30 minutes. Pat the shells dry.

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Salt

Preheat the oven to 35

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Rub the eggplants with oil; set them on a rimmed baking sheet, cut side down.

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Dry Seasoning Rub

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Add 1/4 cup of water, cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.

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Meanwhile, in a skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil.

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Add the mushrooms. Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook over moderate heat until tender; transfer to a bowl.

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Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the skillet.

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Add the diced eggplant. Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook until tender and browned, 3 minutes; add to the mushrooms.

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Add the garlic, onion and 2 tablespoons of olive oil to the skillet. Cover and cook, until softened.

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Add the cumin and 1 tablespoon of the butter and stir until fragrant, 1 minute; add to the mushrooms. Stir in the wine-soaked bread, cheese and broth and season the filling with salt and pepper.

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Wine

Increase the oven temperature to 42

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Turn the eggplant shells cut side up and fill with the bread stuffing. Dot the tops with the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter and bake in the upper third of the oven for 10 minutes.

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