The originally meat meatballs are, without a doubt, a delicacy that cannot be argued. Unfortunately this recipe has an exaggerated amount of calories, but we can opt for something healthier and just as delicious: delicious eggplant meatballs.
Although the flavor is not exactly the same, it gives it a fight due to other characteristics. For example, its water content is very high, it is a source of fiber, minerals, vitamins of group B and C, and it has few calories.
An extra point that this recipe has is that you can change or add some ingredients and seasonings. This means that you can adapt it to your tastes without problems.
For these delicious eggplant meatballs, you will need:
Ingredients
- 500 gr. of eggplants
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves of Garlic
- Fresh parsley
- 2 eggs
- Bread crumbs
- Wheat flour c/n
- 1 Lemon
- w/ olive oil
- Salt to taste
Preparation
1- We start by placing a little olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Once it is hot, add the previously chopped onion and let it cook until tender.
2- Once the onion is tender, add the eggplant. This has to be peeled and cut into small cubes or very thin strips, we let it cook for 5 more minutes.
3- After time, we add a little salt, mix a little and turn off the heat. It is possible that there is a lot of water due to these two ingredients, to assemble the meatballs I recommend that you drain them as best as possible.
4- Then we pour the entire contents of the pan into a bowl and add the garlic and chopped parsley as small as possible.
5- While mixing, add the egg and after a few minutes plenty of breadcrumbs. The amount of breadcrumbs depends on several factors, you add until you grab a little of the preparation and make a ball without problems.
6- When we reach the desired texture, we make the meatballs and coat them in flour.
7- Add enough oil to a frying pan and leave it over medium heat until it reaches a high temperature. Then we fry all the meatballs.
8- Once fried, we put them in a pot with 1 glass of water and a little salt, cover and when it starts to boil we let it cook for 5 minutes.
9- Meanwhile, in a cup we add the egg yolk and the juice of 1 lemon, stir with a spoon and pour it into the pot.
10- Once 3 minutes have passed, we can turn off the heat. I recommend letting them rest for about 15 to 20 minutes.
And that’s it, it’s that easy to prepare delicious eggplant meatballs. The sauce in the pot is a good accompaniment to some good noodles.