HELP WITH AUBERGINES ASAP! (Eggplant)

[Trudyscrumptious]

I have a few that I need to use today, what can I do with them? Can you steam them or are wouldn't this be doing them justice?
Tia.

[mccfluff]

bin them

[venator]

Slice thickly, leaving skin on, splosh on some olive oil and grill, barbecue or fry.

A drop of lemon juice in the pan is nice.

You could google the recipe for Imam Bayildi

Also makes a great lasagne type dish, layered up with tomato / onion and cheese / bechamel sauce

In the final extremity, I often stick some in a curry - it mushes down and gives a nice thickness to the sauce

[rowanwitch]

slice them salt them rince and dry them dip them in a light batter and deep fry them nice with cheese

[dannyk13]

Stir fry with chopped chilli

[scrummyyummy]

Stick them whole in the oven until they cook down (prick the skin first or they might 'explode' Happened to me years ago!). When roasted, mash them up with crushed garlic, salt and olive oil. It makes a nice dip for tortilla chips.

[gingejbee]

As a simple vegetable side, slice thickly, season, brush with olive oil and grill on both sides til brown.

[Trudyscrumptious]

Ta all! I promise I'll try all of your recipes at one point but think I'll try Rowanwitches one tonight but might grill them first and then finish off my dipping in flour and shallow fry in olive oil, would that work?

[Ratty2E]

This is one of my favourite aubergine recipes and it's very yummy
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/626777

[grasscarp]

Moussaka uses aubergines.

[Ratty2E]

BTW I cook with aubergine quite often and I have never salted them. I know it is supposed to draw out the bitterness but I have never come across a bitter aubergine.

[pastafreak]

This is gorgeous -

http://www.guardian.c...ian-recipe-ottolenghi

You could also make Aubergine Parmigiana...
Slice into thick rounds,...then you can either fry them immediately in olive oil, or-you can dredge them in flour followed by beaten egg-and then fry.
Layer in a baking dish with sliced mozzarella cheese (good quality buffalo mozzarella),tomato sauce and grated parmesan,then bake until golden and bubbling.

[DaisyNonna]

The Imam fainted

[boxtops]

Why do they call it that, daisy? Was he overcome with delight? I think they're vile, I'm with fluffy on this one!

[pdust]

tepsi is nice, you can use as much aubergine as you like in it..... maybe best to google cos theres tons of different ways to make it