Aubergine

[K77 CTR]

I've just come back from Turkey and fallen in love with aubergine but I have no idea what to do with it or how to cook it. Any suggestions?

[GTIR]

Blend it and give it to your cat(s).
Or grill it. And give it to your cat(s).

Did you know it's also called a Zhuccini and Egg plant (in Oz).

[Wadeski]

its also nice if you cut it into wedges the size of jumbo chunky chips, deep fry it until lightly golden, then put a sauce on it. It melts in the middle but is crunchy on the outside. Most sauces work, e.g. fry onion and garlic, add mushrooms, deglaze with wine and herbs, thicken with a little flour.

if your aubergines are large (rather than the little Asian ones) cut them open and salt for 30 minutes to draw some of the bitterness out.

[jas xjr]

cover them in butter , oven bake them and then peel them . once cooked peel the skin off and curry the remains . quite possibly the tastiest thing you will ever eat .

[NathanJones]

Moussaka

[GTIR]

NathanJones said:

Moussaka

Bless you.

[H_Kan]

http://www.antonio-carluccio.com/La_Parmigiana_di_...

Probably my favourite aubergine dish.


http://indianfood.about.com/od/vegetarianrecipes/r...

Curried aubergine is very tasty with some chapatti or naan bread.


http://www.food.com/recipe/baba-ganoush-the-best-i...

Gorgeous smoked aubergine dip from the middle east. Amazing with some warm flat bread/ most arabic breads.


I also quite like it seasoned with oil, salt and pepper and then griddled. Nice in salads with a punchy chilli coriander dressing.

[K77 CTR]

Thank you for the suggestions I will give them a go

[jas xjr]

please bear in mind that aubergines vary greatly in taste even from the same batch . so if your first attempt tastes ok , but seems to be lacking , do not give up

[Cotty]

Roasted mixed veg with sausages, great one oven tray meal
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=104...

[jimothy]

Half lengthways, scop out the insides and chop up and fry the remains with onions, mince, tomatoes, usual mince stuff.
Put mince stuff in the scooped out outsides, cover in greater cheese and bung in oven till done.

Nom, nom, nom!

[Miguel Alvarez]

I either do them as chips or slice them into thick discs shallow fry them then melt some cheese on top with a few spices.

[Shaw Tarse]

GTIR said:

Did you know it's also called a Zhuccini and Egg plant (in Oz).

I thought that was a courgette?

OP, if you can, buy the aubergines from from an asian/Indian shop as they're much cheaper than in supermarlets.

[toasty]

Strangely enough I cooked Aubergine Parmesan for the first time last night with a very similar recipe to the one above but using Cheddar, Emmental and Parmesan.

It was ridiculously good even if I say so myself and I'm not generally a fan of veggie dishes.

[Pferdestarke]

Minced pork, tofu and aubergine chinese casserole.

Probably my favourite oriental dish.

[Murph7355]

Shaw Tarse said:

I thought that was a courgette?.

Zucchini definitely is...

Ref aubergines, search for nasu dengaku. Bloody lovely stuff (especially from a place called Maki in Richmond, SW London).

[GTIR]

Shaw Tarse said:

GTIR said:

Did you know it's also called a Zhuccini and Egg plant (in Oz).

I thought that was a courgette?

Oh yeah.

Thanks oh wise one.

[DocArbathnot]

I use it when I make a Curry as a sort of chicken substitute

[RizzoTheRat]

I sometimes bung it in curries or pasta bakes to bulk it out. I find they rarely have any flavour of their own but do absorb spices fairly well.

[zygalski]

K77 CTR said:

I've just come back from Turkey and fallen in love with aubergine but I have no idea what to do with it or how to cook it. Any suggestions?

Aubergine caviar.
One of the simple recipes with olive oil, garlic, salt & pepper.
Can't go wrong