California Farm Scalloped Aubergine/Eggplant Dish

Name: California Farm Scalloped Aubergine/Eggplant Dish
Total time: 4200 s
Yield: 2 people, 4 lunches
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 ping tung eggplants sliced into 1/4” thick slices; 4 cups water with Tsp of salt; 12 boiled, peeled whole Roma tomatoes, quartered lengthwise; 4 cups water; 1 cup sliced yellow onion; 2 cups crumbled feta cheese; 6 fresh basil leaves; 2 Tsp fresh crushed green peppercorns; 1 fresh meyer lemon to drizzle juice over

Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

Eggplant absorbs other flavors once you have soaked any bitterness out of them with salted water. The long thin eggplants called Ping Tung or Taiwanese eggplants are less bitter and their thin skin is delicious when cooked.
A strong cheese like Feta with peeled tomatoes, tomato sauce, sliced onion and fresh basil bakes this eggplant into a dinner that stays tasting fresh when reheated.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

California, United States

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Ingredients

1 hour 10 minutes

2 people, 4 lunches

4ping tung eggplants sliced into 1/4” thick slices
4 cupswater with Tsp of salt
12boiled, peeled whole Roma tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
4 cupswater
1 cupsliced yellow onion
2 cupscrumbled feta cheese
6fresh basil leaves
2 Tspfresh crushed green peppercorns
1fresh meyer lemon to drizzle juice over
Equipment: large glass baking dish, mandolin, oven with broiler
Cost: eggplants $1, tomatoes $2, feta cheese, other $3, $1.50 per luncheon

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Steps

1 hour 10 minutes

1

Wash and trim ends of eggplants, soak 15 minutes. Eggplants will firm up by absorbing salted water.
2

On mandolin, slice eggplant 1/4” thick, peels on. Soak 15 more minutes in the salted water, save water to boil tomatoes.
3

Sprinkle 1 cup Feta cheese layer over scalloped eggplant slices.
4

Place fresh basil leaves on top. Sprinkle sliced onions over.
5

Boil water, dip 12 tomatoes till peels come off, remove fruits, boil peels. Pour cup of water from boiling the tomatoes in dish, quarter tomatoes lengthwise, place on top
6

Cover tomatoes with a cup of crumbled Feta cheese, sprinkle liberally with crushed green peppercorns.
7

Broil crust on dish, 500 degree broiler, ten minutes, then finish baking.
8

Bake slowly so flavors mingle, 275F degrees, one hour. Prick scalloped eggplant and tomato with fork to test if soft and done. Sprinkle fresh lemon juice over. Makes a great take home dinner for guests. Stays fresh, reheats well, filling in small portions.

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Hobby Horseman @HobbyHorseman

on November 11, 2024 08:06

California, United States

I teach people at the farmers market to grow small scale fruits and vegetables. My grandparents and parents taught me growing, cooking and preserving home grown fruits and vegetables, eggs, meats and fish. I got certified by the University of California Master Gardener Program in 2005. I try to bring out the original flavor of ingredients, then add layers of spices, herbs and flavorings that enhance, not distort the taste. These are the global, organic and vegan family recipes we use.