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Katchkie Farm Eggplant “Meatballs”

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KATCHKIE FARM EGGPLANT MEATBALLS

Serves 4-6

This comforting, filling dish works perfectly any time you can get eggplant. Break out your favorite sauce (preferably one made from Katchkie Farm tomatoes, and serve on traditional pasta or on zucchini noodles.

 
 

Recipe provided by
Katchkie Farm

This recipe has two parts: the eggplant “meatballs” and the garlic confit. Although you could use regular minced garlic to the meatballs, the garlic confit adds delicious depth and mild sweetness to the eggplant “meatballs”. Prepare the garlic confit in advance; it’ll keep for several weeks in the refrigerator.

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb medium eggplant, diced, skin intact
  • 2 tbsp olive oil + extra
  • 2 oz. garlic confit (recipe below)
  • 2 oz. white onion, minced
  • 4 oz. grated parmesan cheese
  • 4 oz. fresh bread crumbs
  • 1 whole egg
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Procedure:

Prepare the eggplant

  • Toss diced eggplant (with skins) in olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast in 375°F oven for 15-20 minutes or until caramelized. Toss halfway through. Remove from oven and cool completely.

Prepare the meatballs:

  • While the eggplant is cooling, sauté onions in olive oil until caramelized. When eggplant is cool enough to work with, mix all ingredients together. Add more bread crumbs as needed to create a texture that can be shaped into 2 oz. balls. Lay formed balls out onto a sheet tray, and cool. Once cooled completely, drizzle with olive oil and roast in a hot oven to brown. Serve with preferred sauce and pasta of zucchini noodles.

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