Baked Eggplant - Acadiana's Multi-Media News Station

Green Olive Restaurant

Ingredients:

• 3 large eggplants
• 3 large tomatoes
• 1 lb. extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb. onions
• a little salt and pepper

Procedure:

• Choose large black eggplants
• Peel and cut them about 2 inches thick
• Soak in salt water for about half an hour
• Drain water
• Place them uniformly in pan with a little olive oil
• Bake until golden brown
• Remove from oven
• Chop onions fine
• Cook with meat
• Add a little water, salt, and pepper in separate pot
• Drain fat
• Place two tablespoons of the meat on top of eggplant
• Slice tomatoes round
• Place on top of meat
• Add little water, salt, and pepper
• Bake in light oven until water boils 1 hour
• Keep a few minutes and remove
• Also can prepare without meat
• Usually served over rice