Eggplant Balls Alla Pizzaiola Style

Chef Enrico Alaggia

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Eggplant balls covered in delicious Parmesan with puff pesto twists will be your new favorite meal to both make and eat. The eggplants are nutritious and fried to add a crisp exterior. The pesto twists complimented the eggplant nicely.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 2 hr

COOKING TIME: 1 hr

TOTAL TIME: 3 hr

4 SERVING

Ingredients:

Bake The Vegetables
1 tbsp. Olive Oil
1 large Eggplant
2 stalks Celery Sticks
1/2 large Yellow Onions, Diced
Seasoning
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
1/2 cup Bread Crumbs
2 tbsp. Ricotta Cheese
1/4 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
1/4 cup Flour
1 large Egg
2 tbsp. Parsley
Puff Pastry
2 block Sheet Puff Pastry
2 tbsp. Pesto
1 tbsp. Parmigiano Reggiano
1 large Egg Wash
1/2 tsp. Salt
1 tbsp. Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Cook Eggplant Balls
1/4 cup Olive Oil
1/4 tsp. Sea Salt
1/8 tsp. Ground Black Pepper
For The Sauce
1 clove Garlic Cloves
10 oz. Tomato Sauce
6 slices Basil
2 tbsp. Grated Parmesan Cheese

Directions:

Step 1

Dice the eggplants, celery, and onion.

Step 2

Bake them with vegetable oil at 400°F/200°C for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.

Step 3

Place eggplants on a tray covered with paper napkins to cool down at room temperature. DO NOT add salt. Mix all the 【Seasoning】ingredients in a bowl with your hands, adding the baked eggplants, onion, and celery once they are cooled down.

Step 4

Wash your hands and keep them wet to make balls. Make balls with your hands and place them on the tray with parchment paper until the mix is finished. Place the eggplant balls in the fridge for at least 2 hours.

NOTE: The size of the balls should be between 2 to 4 oz, you can choose the size you want them to be.

Step 5

After the 2 hours have passed, heat up a pan and put olive oil with 1 clove of garlic.

Step 6

Put the balls in the pan filling up only HALF of the pan, press gently on the balls and make them slightly flat so they do not roll. Do the same on the other side of the balls so that they now have 2 flat sides. Cook the balls in the pan for about 3 minutes on each side or until golden brown. set aside.

Step 7