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Oh My God Stew!
Oct. 5th, 2005 08:48 pmI have never made a vegetable stew before. And I have never cooked eggplant before. So tonight, I did both. God I hope it tastes as good as it smells. I used a book of stews that Kat and Dan had, and then didn't follow the recipe I found. It was really just a guideline, some sort of an idea how to prepare the eggplant.
So here, so I don't forget it, and so maybe someone else will get someuse out of it, is something like a recipe.
Cube two medium sized eggplants, place on paper towels and sprinkle lightly with salt. Let those sit for half an hour, while you start on the potatoes. Cube about 6 or so, and boil in a large pot until not exactly soft. drain partially, until there's about a cup or two of water left in the bottom of the pot. Set that aside.
When the eggplants have sat long enough, pat them off with another paper towel. Throw these in a large frying pan with some olive oil, and whatever other root vegetables are going in. I used carrots. heat them up, but don't cook them all the way. Put these in with the potatoes, and leave some of the oil in the pan. Cut up two onions and enough garlic, shallots, or wahtever. fry until soft, and add to the pot. Throw in some mushrooms and a small can of crushed tomatoes. Oregano, salt, black pepper, whatever spices seem good at the moment, and some red wine, and cook on low until it's done.
Edit:
It might need extra vegetable broth if the potatoes boil too long, or if they're particularly starchy. Hell, might be a good thing to add anyway. Yum. Serve with a big red wine. More yum.
So here, so I don't forget it, and so maybe someone else will get someuse out of it, is something like a recipe.
Cube two medium sized eggplants, place on paper towels and sprinkle lightly with salt. Let those sit for half an hour, while you start on the potatoes. Cube about 6 or so, and boil in a large pot until not exactly soft. drain partially, until there's about a cup or two of water left in the bottom of the pot. Set that aside.
When the eggplants have sat long enough, pat them off with another paper towel. Throw these in a large frying pan with some olive oil, and whatever other root vegetables are going in. I used carrots. heat them up, but don't cook them all the way. Put these in with the potatoes, and leave some of the oil in the pan. Cut up two onions and enough garlic, shallots, or wahtever. fry until soft, and add to the pot. Throw in some mushrooms and a small can of crushed tomatoes. Oregano, salt, black pepper, whatever spices seem good at the moment, and some red wine, and cook on low until it's done.
Edit:
It might need extra vegetable broth if the potatoes boil too long, or if they're particularly starchy. Hell, might be a good thing to add anyway. Yum. Serve with a big red wine. More yum.
