Chile Spiced Mango Stuffed Eggplant Recipes

P F CHANG'S STIR-FRIED SPICY EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Combine all Spicy Sauce ingredients and mix well.
• In a wok or large frying pan, deep-fry eggplant at 350 degrees F for 1 minute. Remove eggplant and drain on paper towels.
• Meanwhile remove all but 1/2 teaspoon of oil from wok. On high heat, stir-fry garlic for 5 seconds then add Spicy Sauce. Reduce heat and let sauce simmer 20 seconds.
• Add eggplant and mix well. Simmer for another 10 seconds. Stir in cornstarch paste a little at a time until desired consistency. Serve immediately.

EGGPLANT AND MANCHEGO FILLED CHILE RELLENO WITH RED PEPPER-BALSAMIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Toss the eggplant with the olive oil and season with salt and pepper and place onto a baking sheet. Place the baking sheet into the oven and roast for 10 minutes.
• Remove the baking sheet from the oven and toss with the garlic and oregano and place back into the oven for another 10 minutes, until the eggplant is lightly golden brown and soft. Remove from the oven, add the parsley and gently toss to combine. Let cool slightly.
• Place the eggplant into a bowl and toss with the cheeses. Set aside.
• Combine the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Bring the vinegar to a boil in a small nonreactive saucepan and cook until thickened and reduced to about 3/4 cup. Stir in the honey and set aside.
• Whisk all ingredients together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Divide the eggplant filling among the peppers, compressing it into the shape of the pepper (the roasted pepper is very delicate and may begin to tear, but it will be fine).
• Place the flour onto a plate and season with salt and pepper. Dredge the pepper completely in the flour and tap off any excess. Dip the peppers into the beer batter and allow excess to drain off. Place the cornmeal on a plate and season with salt and pepper and dredge the pepper in the cornmeal.
• In a large frying pan, heat the oil to 370 degrees F.
• Fry the peppers in batches, turning until lightly brown, about 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Spoon some of the sauce in the middle of the plate. Place a relleno on top of the sauce and drizzle the relleno with some of the balsamic reduction. Garnish with parsley.

CHILE SPICED MANGO STUFFED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Cut top tips off of eggplants. Peel eggplants halfway down. Cut just a little off their bottoms so they can stand straight up.
• Using a tablespoon, carefully cut and scoop out centers of eggplants (but don't go through the bottom!) Save the stuff you scoop out.
• Store the eggplant vessels in a bowl filled with cold water. Put something over the top to weigh them down a little so they stay submerged (otherwise they will oxidize and turn brown, like apples do).
• Finely dice the baby onions into mini-rounds. Sautee in pan with the 1 Tbs. of olive oil.
• In the meantime, dice the scooped-out insides of the eggplant. Place on a plate in one layer, cover with a paper towel, and weigh it down with coffee mugs (this will take out some of the moisture from the eggplant).
• Finely dice the carrot, celery and red bell pepper. After the onion has been sauteeing for about 6-7 minutes, add these to the pan.
• Dice the tomatoes. Add to pan, and now add your salt, pepper and 1 tsp of the garlic.
• Stir and cover. Sautee for 5 minutes.
• Uncover and add eggplant. Now add the rest of the garlic and paprika and the chili powder. Don't stir; cover and sautee for 5 minutes.
• After 5 minutes, uncover and stir. Cover and sautee 5 more minutes. In the meantime, pour the other 1 Tbs. of olive oil in loaf baking pan and place in oven. Preheat oven to 350*.
• Turn off heat under pan. Finely dice 2-3 slices of the chile-spiced mango. Add to pan and stir.
• Stuff eggplants with mixture. Place eggplants in hot baking pan, and bake uncovered for 35 minutes. (You will have left-over mixture. Save and eat it as a side!)
• After 35 minutes, remove pan, and add 1 tsp of butter to the top of each eggplant. Sprinkle each top with 1 tablespoon breadcrumbs to cover. Top breadcrumbs with stratigically placed cheese bits.
• Put eggplants back in oven and bake 8-10 more minutes until cheese is melted.
• Take out eggplants, cover loosely with foil and let rest 10 minutes before serving. Make sure to sprinkle more diced mango on top, and even serve with some whole chili mango slices on the side that can also be used as "scoopers" of the eggplant stuffing!