Creole Stuffed Eggplant Aubergine Recipes

CREOLE STUFFED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Heat the butter and olive oil together in large skillet.
• Add the onion, celery, and garlic and saute over low heat until the onion is translucent.
• Add the diced bell pepper and continue to saute until the onion is golden.
• In the meantime, stem the eggplants and cut them in half lengthwise.
• With a sharp knife, score each half several times lengthwise and across, carefully removing the pulp.
• Leave a sturdy shell of about 1/4" all around.
• Chop the eggplant pulp and add it to the skillet mixture along with all the remaining ingredients except the bread crumbs.
• Add a bit of water, just enough to keep the mixture moist.
• Simmer, covered, over low heat until the eggplant is tender, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the bread crumbs.
• Set the eggplant shells in an oiled shallow baking dish, which should be of a size that they can be securely propped up against each other.
• Stuff the eggplant shells with the sauteed mixture, then drizzle them with 2 tablespoons of melted butter apiece.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 30-40 minutes, or until the shells are tender but not collapsed.
• Serve with a bit of grated Parmesan for garnish.
• Note: if you do not like green bell pepper, you might want to try substituting with orange, yellow, or red bell pepper.

PLANKED STUFFED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Scrape out the centers of the eggplant halves, leaving 1/2 inch shells.
• Sprinkle shells with salt and invert them.
• Cook eggplant pulp until very tender in a small amount water, drain and mash.
• Melt butter, blend in flour and add milk gradually, stirring constantly until thick and smooth.
• Add mashed eggplant, cheese, crumbs, onion, ketchup and egg yolks; season to taste.
• Beat egg whites and fold into mixture; fill rinsed shells.
• Bake at 350F 1 1/4 hours until firm.
• Place hot filled shells on a large plank, surround with onions and tomatoes.
• Pipe hot seasoned mashed potatoes through a pastry bag for decorative border around rim.
• Replace in oven for ten minutes.
• Place broiled tomatoes and cooked onions decoratively around the eggplant and sprinkle with parsley.

BAKED CREOLE EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Boil eggplants until soft.
• Saute onion, chopped shrimp, and celery in butter or oil; combine with eggplant.
• Put in baking pan and sprinkle with bread crumbs or cracker crumbs.
• Bake approximately 30 minutes at 350°F.

WW 2 POINTS STUFFED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Cut eggplants in half lengthwise, scoop out pulp and chop, reserve shells.
• Heat oven to 350 dregrees.
• In small skillet, heat oil and add onion, pepper, chopped eggplant pulp, garlic and saute til tender.
• Remove from heat, stir in ricotta, then egg, then breadcrumbs, then seasonings.
• Spray 10x6 pan and spoon mixture into each eggplant shell.
• Place shells in pan.
• Bake about 25 minutes.
• Remove and sprinkle each with mozzaerlla.
• Broil until cheese is melted.

EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CREOLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Wash and slice the eggplant.
• Sprinkle well with some salt in a strainer and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Rinse salt off well, and pat dry on towelling.
• Heat the first amount of oil in a fry pan and saute each slice of eggplant just until golden with brown colourings.
• Arrange eggplant in the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking pan.
• Hint: sometimes I brush oil on my eggplant and place on a cookie sheet, and bake in the oven turning once to brown each side, maybe a total of 12 minutes, instead of the frying.
• Also with the pan frying you might have to add more oil, as the eggplant will absorb the oil.
• (or use peanut oil which does not get too absorbed into vegie.).
• After layering into your baking dish set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Heat the second tablespoon on olive oil in a skillet and saute onion, peppers, and celery for 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and cook two minutes.
• Add the paste, and water and spices.
• Cook until thickened.
• Pour over the eggplant evenly.
• Sprinkle with the romano cheese.
• Sprinkle with the cheddar cheese.
• Sprinkle with the black pepper freshly ground.
• Bake in the oven until cheese is melted and browned and all is heated thru.
• approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
• As you can tell from this recipe each item is already cooked to your preference before going into the oven for final 15 minutes.
• So the thickness of the sauce and doness of the eggplant is already almost to its peak.
• Alternative topping.
• 3 whole eggs, a quarter cup of cheese grated and 1 cup bread crumbs, make a paste and smear over the top evenly (like a pie crust) then place in oven to bake the 20 minutes.