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A spectacular vegetable dish – eggplant boats, stuffed with curd filling and baked with an egg. It is very simple to prepare such original “Adjarian” eggplants, and it will not take much time. Worth trying!

Summary

Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time40 mins
CourseSide Dish
CuisineGeorgian
Servings (Default: 2)

Eggplant Boats with Cottage Cheese and Egg Ingredients

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Eggplant Boats with Cottage Cheese and Egg Instructions

  1. Prepare foods on the list. The dish is cooked quite quickly, so it is better to turn on the oven in advance to heat up to 180 degrees.
    Eggplant Boats with Cottage Cheese and Egg step 1
  2. Wash the eggplant, dry it and cut it lengthwise with a knife into two equal parts.
    Eggplant Boats with Cottage Cheese and Egg step 2
  3. Use a teaspoon to scoop out the eggplant pulp to form boats.
  4. Cut the eggplant pulp into small pieces.
  5. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. While stirring, fry the eggplant slices over medium heat for about 3-4 minutes, until golden brown. Then cool slightly.
  6. In a deep bowl, combine the eggplant pulp and cottage cheese.
  7. Season with salt, pepper and stir.
  8. Stuff the eggplant boats with the curd filling. In the center of each, make a small depression.
  9. Hammer an egg into each slot.
  10. Line a baking dish with parchment or oil. Place the stuffed eggplant in a mold.
  11. Bake eggplant boats with cottage cheese in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for about 20 minutes, until golden brown.
  12. Baked eggplants stuffed with cottage cheese are ready. Serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.
    Eggplant Boats with Cottage Cheese and Egg step 12

Bon Appetit!