Letter E
ABC Wednesday
I got a tad silly this week with this letter, sorry about that…BUT I had sooooo much fun with it… ;)
How many Euros
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for an Eggplant with an Eyelash
from Ephesus
asked the Egret
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GREEK STUFFED EGGPLANT
serves 4
THREE 1/2 POUND EGGPLANTS
1 TEASPOON SALT
4 TABLESPOONS
OLIVE OIL
2 CUPS CHOPPED ONION
2 GARLIC CLOVES MINCED
1/3 CUP MINCED, FRESH PARSLEY LEAVES
3 TABLESPOONS MINCED FRESH MINT LEAVES
3 PLUM TOMATOES,HALVED LENGTHWISE, SEEDED, & CUT INTO JULIENNE STRIPS
1 CUP CRUMBLED FETA CHEESEHALVE
2 OF THE EGGPLANTS LENTHWISE, SCORE THEIR PULP DEEPLY WITH A
SHARP KNIFE, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO PIERCE THE SKINS, AND WITH A
GRAPEFRUIT KNIFE SCOOP OUT THE PULP, RESERVING IT AND LEAVING 1/2
INCH THICK SHELLS. SPRINKLE THE SHELLS WITH SALT AND INVERT THEM
ON PAPER TOWELS TO DRAIN FOR 30 MINUTES.CUT THE RESERVED PULP AND
THE REMAINING WHOLE EGGPLANT INTO 1/2 INCH PIECES, IN A COLANDER
TOSS THE PIECES WITH THE SALT, AND LET THEM DRAIN FOR 30 MINUTES.
PAT THE SHELLS DRY WITH PAPER TOWELS, BRUSH THEM WITH 1
TABLESPOON OF THE OIL, AND BROIL THEM ON THE RACK OF A BROILER PAN
UNDER A PREHEATED BROILER ABOUT 4 INCHES FROM THE HEAT FOR 5
MINUTES, OR UNTI LTHEY ARE TENDER. IN A SKILLET, HEAT THE
REMAINING 3 TABLESPOONS OIL OVER MODERATELY HIGH HEAT UNTIL IT IS
HOT BUT NOT SMOKING AND IN IT SAUTE THE EGGPLANT PIECES, PATTED
DRY STIRRING UNTIL THEY ARE GOLDEN.STIR IN THE ONION AND THE
GARLIC AND COOK THE MIXTURE OVER MODERATE HEAT, STIRRING, UNTIL
THE ONION IS SOFTENED. REMOVE THE SKILLET FROM THE HEAT, STIR IN
THE PARSLEY, THE MINT, THE TOMATOES, THE FETA, AND SALT AND PEPPER
TO TASTE, AND DIVIDE THE FILLING AMONG THE SHELLS, MOUNDING IT.
BROIL THE STUFFED EGGPLANTS IN A LARGE FLAMEPROOF BAKING DISH
FOR 5 MINUTES, OR UNTI L THE FILLING IS BUBBLING AND GOLDEN.
*I’ve made these before they came out really tasty.
