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OT - aubergine/ eggplant recipes please
Hello friend,
Due to some clever substitution with my online grocery order, I now have twice as many aubergines/eggplants as I was expecting. What is your favourite recipe please? Cheers, Jo in Scotland |
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I have 2:
Use it in ratatouille. This recipe is entirely flexible, it's really just stewed veggies. Mine always includes aubergines, zucchini, onions garlic and tomatoes. If you need to use them up, or just to make something a little different, you can toss in leeks, pumpkin chunks, celery, fennel, kohlrabi..... Stew slowly using as little water as possible, because the veggies will begin to release their own liquid. Season as desired (go easy on the salt if you use canned tomatoes). Basil always works well with tomato dishes. This freezes easily in family portion-size ziplock bags. Goes well with chops or roasts or grilled fish. Or omelets. Or if it's really cooked down, use as a pasta sauce. Use in lasagne. For a vegetarian lasagne, slice aubergines and zucchini about 1cm thick, brush with olive oil on both sides, and grill until they take on a bit of golden color. Layer lasagne pasta using the grilled veggies, a good ricotta cheese, fresh grated parmesan, and a good tomato sauce. (Start with tomato sauce in the bottom of the dish, thinned slightly with a little water. End with a layer of sauce, grated emmenthaler or mozzarella if you want, and a drizzle of olive oil.) Let this sit in the fridge for several hours or overnight so the pasta absorbs some liquid. Then bake about 45 minutes. If you have enough casserole dishes, you can make an extra one for the freezer. If there's *really* a lot of aubergine, you can slice and grill it, freeze in a single layer, then pack into freezer bags for lasagne later. DH will eat just about any amount of this lasagne. Or warm up the grilled frozen slices just a bit and serve with other antipasti (parma ham, pecorino, olives, stuffed peppers...) for an easy light lunch. Roberta in D On Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:15:37 +0000, Jo Gibson wrote: Hello friend, Due to some clever substitution with my online grocery order, I now have twice as many aubergines/eggplants as I was expecting. What is your favourite recipe please? Cheers, Jo in Scotland |
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Absolutely agree about ratatouille. Best with a fried egg on top!
-- Cheers for now Tutu Cape Town, South Africa "Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message ... I have 2: Use it in ratatouille. This recipe is entirely flexible, it's really just stewed veggies. Mine always includes aubergines, zucchini, onions garlic and tomatoes. If you need to use them up, or just to make something a little different, you can toss in leeks, pumpkin chunks, celery, fennel, kohlrabi..... Stew slowly using as little water as possible, because the veggies will begin to release their own liquid. Season as desired (go easy on the salt if you use canned tomatoes). Basil always works well with tomato dishes. This freezes easily in family portion-size ziplock bags. Goes well with chops or roasts or grilled fish. Or omelets. Or if it's really cooked down, use as a pasta sauce. Use in lasagne. For a vegetarian lasagne, slice aubergines and zucchini about 1cm thick, brush with olive oil on both sides, and grill until they take on a bit of golden color. Layer lasagne pasta using the grilled veggies, a good ricotta cheese, fresh grated parmesan, and a good tomato sauce. (Start with tomato sauce in the bottom of the dish, thinned slightly with a little water. End with a layer of sauce, grated emmenthaler or mozzarella if you want, and a drizzle of olive oil.) Let this sit in the fridge for several hours or overnight so the pasta absorbs some liquid. Then bake about 45 minutes. If you have enough casserole dishes, you can make an extra one for the freezer. If there's *really* a lot of aubergine, you can slice and grill it, freeze in a single layer, then pack into freezer bags for lasagne later. DH will eat just about any amount of this lasagne. Or warm up the grilled frozen slices just a bit and serve with other antipasti (parma ham, pecorino, olives, stuffed peppers...) for an easy light lunch. Roberta in D On Fri, 04 Nov 2011 08:15:37 +0000, Jo Gibson wrote: Hello friend, Due to some clever substitution with my online grocery order, I now have twice as many aubergines/eggplants as I was expecting. What is your favourite recipe please? Cheers, Jo in Scotland |
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How I love that color. If you can 'hold' a couple for a few days, polish
them and just admire them. Limes and lemons are especially pretty with aubergine. Your precious cherub might want to play with them; maybe not a good idea. Polly "Jo Gibson" wrote in message ... Hello friend, Due to some clever substitution with my online grocery order, I now have twice as many aubergines/eggplants as I was expecting. What is your favourite recipe please? Cheers, Jo in Scotland |
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Oh, my favorite recipe is stuffed eggplant. Cut in half length-wise and scoop out the flesh. Chop the flesh and saute with chopped mushrooms, onions, garlic, lots of parsley. Splash on some white wine for moisture. When just done, stir this mixture into cooked brown rice. Season with lots of fresh rosemary, bit of salt, pinch of cayenne, and a cup of grated sharp cheddar cheese and a handful of sunflower seeds (already shelled, obviously). Put the whole thing back into the two empty eggplant halves and put in a hot oven until it's melty and bubbly and good. Oh, it's pretty to sprinkle sweet Paprika on top before baking. Yummmmmmm. Serve with good bread, a green salad and a glass of cold wine if you drink wine. If not, ice water or tea will go nicely.
Then enjoy. It's delicious. sunny |
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On 04/11/2011 08:15, Jo Gibson wrote:
Hello friend, Due to some clever substitution with my online grocery order, I now have twice as many aubergines/eggplants as I was expecting. What is your favourite recipe please? Cheers, Jo in Scotland I second all the rat suggestions. Rat makes a good pasta sauce too. Also make mousaka. It freezes well. -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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I have saved this youtube recipe thinking it sounded tasty. My DIL is celiac and I thought it would be good for her to try when their CSA box contained eggplant. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3loN1ZSWzkQ Kathyl |
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Howdy!
My favorite: head to the Istanbul Grill, just a couple of miles from here; let them fix up the aubergine, add some of their hummus, borek, falafel, dolma & fresh pita; then I have the perfect meal, perfect fixing of eggplant, & loads more time to quilt. http://www.istanbulgrilltx.com/index.htm Cheers! R/Sandy On 11/4/11 3:15 AM, in article , "Jo Gibson" wrote: Hello friend, Due to some clever substitution with my online grocery order, I now have twice as many aubergines/eggplants as I was expecting. What is your favourite recipe please? Cheers, Jo in Scotland |
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