We had this wonderful dish last weekend, and I had to post it right away! The flavours of the vegetables and meatballs complement each other very well, and the smell while baking fills your kitchen… NOTE:Do not skip the step of frying the vegetables, I think it is absolutely necessary!
Ingredients: [‘eggplants’, ‘potatoes’, ‘onion’, ‘ground lamb’, ‘tomatoes’, ‘tomato paste’, ‘garlic cloves’, ‘parsley’, ‘ground paprika’, ‘salt’, ‘pepper’, ‘oil’, ‘water’]
Quantity of Ingredients: [“2 large eggplants, sliced “,”2 large potatoes, sliced “,”1 large onion”,”400 g ground lamb or 400 g beef”,”2 large tomatoes”,”3 tablespoons tomato paste”,”3 garlic cloves”,”1 tablespoon parsley, finely chopped “,”1 tablespoon ground paprika”,” salt”,” pepper”,” oil (for frying)”,”2 cups water”]
Number of Servings: 4
Steps: [‘Fry eggplants, potatoes and onion rings in hot oil.’, ‘Mix the ground meat with paprika powder, salt and pepper and form little meat-balls, about 20 pieces.’, ‘Fry the meat-balls in hot oil.’, ‘Layer ingredients in a large baking dish in this order: Eggplants, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, meatballs.’, ‘Mix the water together with tomato paste, chopped parsley, garlic, pepper and about 3 teaspoons salt.’, ‘Pour the liquid over the vegetables and the meatballs.’, ‘Bake in oven at 200°C, for about one hour.’, ‘Cover if necessary.’, ‘Serve with cooked rice or pita bread and some crumbled feta-cheese!’]