Posted on 09/13/2013 1:19:35 PM PDT by ColdOne
Hiya....I am looking for a quick and easy recipe for Eggplant. A neighbor gave me some and I want to try it.
eggplant
1/2 lb bacon
1 large can of peeled tomatoes
1 green pepper, cut into bite sized pieces
shredded cheddar cheese
Heat oven to 350.
Peel and cut eggplant into cubes. While you are doing this, fry bacon in a large frying pan. Remove bacon, but leave the bacon grease in the pan. Add cubed eggplant, cover and cook until almost soft. Turn frequently to prevent burning. You might need to add a little bit of olive oil. Add green pepper for few minutes, covered. Then, add the tomatoes. Mix well.
Place mixture in a large casserole dish. Place strips of bacon across the top. Add shredded cheddar cheese.
Bake until mixture bubbles and cheese is melted, 20 minutes or so.
I planted eggplant and got a pretty good crop. Cut it up and throw it in spaghetti sauce.
What I’m making just now.
Baba Ghanoush
Original recipe makes 1 1/2 cups
1 eggplant
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Place eggplant on baking sheet, and make holes in the skin with a fork. Roast it for 30 to 40 minutes, turning occasionally, or until soft. Remove from oven, and place into a large bowl of cold water. Remove from water, and peel skin off.
Place eggplant, lemon juice, tahini, sesame seeds, and garlic in an electric blender, and puree. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer eggplant mixture to a medium size mixing bowl, and slowly mix in olive oil. Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving.
djf to KittenClaws
Ooooh... dice up that eggplant into 3/4 inch cubes! Saute it in olive oil with a bit of garlic! Maybe toss in a couple sliced green or black olives...
Serve it over angel hair pasta with some prima-vera sauce!
To die for!
LOL!
Wow some wonderful recipes.....thank you!!!!
“Always salt the eggplant and let it sit an hour.”
That’s also the only way you can get it to fry up crispy and still be crispy when it’s time to eat.
Not quick but good. People who don’t like eggplant or have never had it love this stuff. And I call it stuff because I’ve never heard a name for it. My family has been making it for generations. We call it “The Eggplant Stuff”.
1 eggplant, peeled and cubed
1 gr. pepper, diced
1 onion, chopped
5-6 slices of bacon
2-3 eggs, beaten
Fry bacon until crispy, set aside. Saute pepper and onion in bacon grease until onion is translucent. Add eggplant. Cover and stir occasionally until eggplant is softened but still cubes. Remove cover and continue cooking all until most liquid has evaporated and eggplant has lost form. Important to cook the eggplant completely or it has a bitter taste. Pour in eggs and stir until eggs are cooked. Crumble bacon on top and serve.
That sounds real good. I’ve got an eggplant so will try. Thanks!
I can't (gotta take a victory dance) wait.
I have peeled and cubed some eggplant, flash stir-fry it a bit, and add to my ground turkey chili recipe
MmmmmMMMMmmmMMmmmMMMMmmmm
Always hated eggplant, thought being purple was God's way of saying: "Do not eat."
Your tip has me intrigued, I know my wife likes the stuff.
I put an eggplant in my spaghetti sauce.
Really good.
After I read your reply I remembered something about how to choose an eggplant so it won't be bitter or have that many seeds. Here's a portion of what I found.
Choose a male eggplant. Males have less seeds, so they will be less bitter.
How to know if your eggplant is male or female? Look at the bottom. If there is a brown circle it is a male. If there is a long brown mark (like a slash) then it is female.
True dat. Unless you get the Chinese variety (the long skinny ones). they're good to go with no bitterness.
Hmm. Interesting. Gotta admit to being curious about that...
Chinese eggplant in spaghetti sauce is amazing- it kind of melts away to nothing but tastes great
Oil up the bottom of a glass baking dish. Peel eggplant, slice it 1/4 inch thin, lay down one layer in dish, top with fresh tomato slices, garlic, fresh basil and shredded Parmesan. Bake 375 for 10-15 min.
Chinese eggplant in spaghetti sauce is amazing- it kind of melts away to nothing but tastes great
Chinese eggplant is smaller and long and thin - almost like a cucumber size but purple
I’ve been trying (unsuccessfully) to make an eggplant omelette!
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