Eggplant Tava - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb. ground lean beef
28 oz. can Italian tomatoes (juice reserved)
1/4 c. tomato paste, divided
1 medium onion, chopped
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
1 tsp. salt (if desired)
2 or 3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 medium eggplants (unpeeled)
a little oil for rubbing

Preparation

Preheat oven to 450\u00b0.
Mix ground meat with 1/2 cup of the juice from the tomatoes and 2 teaspoons of the tomato paste.
Add onion, green pepper, allspice, pepper, salt and garlic.
Mix well and set aside.