Eggplant 'Meatballs'

🕓 May 13, 2024

Serves ~4

Ingredients

  • 2 medium chinese eggplants
  • salt
  • olive oil
  • water
  • 2-4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp ginger, minced
  • 1/2 green onion, finely chopped
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 cup breadcrumbs

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400F
  2. Slice eggplant and sprinkle each side with salt
  3. Rest eggplants for 10 minutes, rinse, and then pat dry
  4. Heat 1 tbsp of oil and saute eggplant with a bit of water until tender
  5. Remove eggplant from egg and cut into 1/4" cubes
  6. In a medium bowl, mix in the garlic, ginger, green onion, egg, and eggplant cubes
  7. Mix in the breadcrubs
  8. Form the eggplant mixture into golf-ball sized balls
  9. Bake for about 40 minutes, turning half way through, until golden brown