Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease a baking sheet.
- Heat a medium skillet over medium heat.
- Pour in olive oil and saute garlic just until lightly browned.
- Mix in eggplant and water.
- Reduce heat to low and cover skillet.
- Allow eggplant to steam until soft, about 20 minutes.
- Place eggplant in a large bowl and allow to cool slightly.
- Mix cheese, parsley, eggs, and bread crumbs into eggplant.
- Stir with a wooden spoon or your hands until ingredients are thoroughly combined and mixture can be rolled into balls.
- Add more bread crumbs as needed to make mixture workable.
- Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes, then roll into balls or form into patties.
- Place eggplant balls on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- Serve immediately.