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Stuffed aubergines (papoutsakea) 'Melitzanes papoutsakia' (Greek stuffed eggplant) is a Greek dish which receives its name from the resemblance of its shape. Wash the aubergines and cut them lengthwise into two pieces. Slightly cut the inner side with a sharp knife and place it on a baking sheet.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook stuffed aubergines (papoutsakia) using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed aubergines (papoutsakia):
- Make ready 4 large round aubergines
- Prepare For the mince filling
- Get 1 kg ground meat
- Take 1 onion, chopped
- Get 4 ripe tomatoes
- Take 250 ml olive oil
- Make ready 250 ml wine
- Take 1 cinnamon stick
- Take salt, pepper, ground pimento
- Take For the bechamel sauce
- Get 3 tbsp butter
- Take 4 tbsp flour
- Take 750 ml milk
- Prepare 1 egg
- Prepare salt, pepper, ground nutmeg
Papoutsakia means 'little shoes'.) Brown onions and meat lightly in butter, stirring constantly. On the 'top' of each aubergine, peel an inch strip from one end to the other and make an incision along strip. Download Stuffed aubergines stock photos at the best stock photography agency with millions of premium high quality, royalty-free stock photos, images and pictures at reasonable prices. The Greek mantra of 'eat eat eat' holds true in Amorgos, where we were treated to these delicious stuffed aubergines (eggplants) known as papoutsakia.
Steps to make Stuffed aubergines (papoutsakia):
- Cut the aubergines in half, lengthwise, to get 8 pieces. Place them in a bowl with salted water and allow them to soak overnight to degorge. The next day, rinse, strain, and proceed to hollow each piece out, leaving approximately 1cm thick wall. Take care not to pierce the skin.
- Preparing the mince filling Sauté the onion and mince in heated oil until the mince is brown. Add the wine, let it reduce (evaporate), then add the chopped tomatoes, salt, pepper, cinnamon stick and ground pimento.
- Preparing the bechamel sauce Melt the butter and add the flour, while stirring constantly. Pour in the milk while stirring, to prevent any lumps from forming. Remove the saucepan from the heat, stir in the egg well, and season with salt, pepper and a pinch of ground nutmeg.
- Fill the augergine "shoes" with mince mix and cover each one with a layer of bechamel sauce. If desired, you could sprinkle the surface of the bechamel with grated cheese of your choice, preferrably a melting type.
- Line an ovenproof dish with greaseproof paper. Carefully transfer the 8 filled aubergine "shoes" and let them bake, uncovered, at 180 degreesC, for approximately 45 minutes, until the aubergines are tender and the bechamel sauce turns golden.
Papoutsakia - Baked Stuffed Aubergines - Traditional Greek recipe of aubergines stuffed with ground meat topped with bechamel sauce. Melitzanes Papoutsakia are Greek stuffed eggplants filled with meat sauce, topped with a rich bechamel sauce and then baked. Papoutsakia betyder skor på grekiska och den här rätten är en klassiker i det grekiska köket. Despina Taverna, Elounda Resim: Papoutsakia: aubergines stuffed with mince and topped with bechamel. In this Peloponnese-style dish, eggplant is stuffed with ground beef and tomatoes and topped with a cheesy béchamel.
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