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Aubergine rolls with crispy mozzarella

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2021-02-13

aubergine rolls

Ingredients

  • 2 medium aubergines
  • 2 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 400g ricotta cheese (Benna)
  • Fresh basil leaves
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • ¼ tsp grated nutmeg
  • 200g cooked spinach, squeezed and chopped
  • 2 tbsp. pine nuts
  • 3-4 tbsp. grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 jar ready made tomato sauce
  • 150ml fresh cream (Benna)
  • 1 tub mozzarella pearls (Fior di Vita)
  • 3 tbsp. flour seasoned with salt and pepper
  • 4 tbsp. breadcrumbs
  • Vegetable oil for deep frying

Method

Wash and cut eggplants lengthwise, season well with salt and pepper and grill or bake till soft with the olive oil.  Mix the ricotta with 1 beaten egg, nutmeg, spinach, pine nuts and 2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese and season well with salt and pepper. Place a spoonful of ricotta mixture in the centre of the egg plants along with a fresh basil leaf and roll up tightly. Place side by side in a greased baking dish, cover with the tomato sauce, drizzle over the cream and remaining Parmesan and bake in the oven at 200°C for 20 minutes. Meanwhile,

roll the mozzarella pearls in flour, pass through the remaining beaten egg and coat with breadcrumbs. Deep fry in the hot vegetable oil until golden brown. Immediately drain on kitchen paper and serve the crispy mozzarella with the aubergine rolls.

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Rolls tal-brunġiel bil-mozzarella tqarmeċ

Ingredients

  • 2 brunġiliet ta’ daqs medju
  • żejt taż-żebbuġa
  • 400g irkotta
  • weraq tal-ħabaq
  • 2 bajdiet
  • 200g spinaċi msajra
  • ġewż tal-arżnu (pine nuts)
  • noċemuskata maħkuka
  • polpa tat-tadam
  • krema friska
  • ġobon parmiġġjan maħkuk
  • barmil blalen żgħar tal-mozzarella
  • dqiq
  • frak tal-ħobż
  • żejt għall-qali

Method

Aħsel u qatta’ l-brunġiel mit-tul, ħawwar sew bil-melħ u l-bżar u aqli jew aħmi biż-żejt taż-żebbuġa sakemm jirtab. Ħallat l-irkotta ma’ bajda mħabbta, noċemuskata, spinaċi, pine nuts u 2 imgħaref ġobon parmiġġjan maħkuk u ħawwar sew bil-melħ u l-bżar. Poġġi kuċċarina tat-taħlita tal-irkotta fin-nofs tal-brunġiel flimkien ma’ werqa friska tal-ħabaq u rrombla sewwa. Poġġi ġenb ma’ ġenb f’dixx tal-ħami midluk bix-xaħam, għatti biz-zalza tat-tadam, xerred il-krema u l-bqija tal-parmiġġjan u aħmi fil-forn f’temperatura ta’ 200°C għal 20 minuta. Sadanittant, għaddi l-blalen tal-mozzarella mid-dqiq, imbagħad għaddi mill-bajd imħabbat li jifdal u iksi bil-frak tal-ħobż. Aqli fiż-żejt veġetali jaħraq sakemm isiru kulur kannella dehbi. Immedjatament ixxotta fuq karta tal-kċina u servi l-mozzarella tqarmeċ mar-rombli tal-brunġiel.

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