Chef Anthony’s Homemade Baked Eggplant - shopping ingredients and recipe.
Preparing for two
Baked Eggplant​
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1 medium eggplant long shape as per the picture.
1 clove of garlic
1 zucchini
1 wadge of pumpkins (Calabaza)
1 carrot
2 asparagus
1 portobello Mushroom
1 yellow or red bell pepper.
1 onion white medium
Extra Virgin Olive Oíl
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200g of minced beef or veal meat for the not Vegan Option
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Cat all the ingredients in small cubes of half centimeter and keep separately in little cups.
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1 Tofu 400g,
All purpose flour or 00 Flour.
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Tomato San Marzano Sauce
Ingredients
1 can Tomato San Marzano DOP
2 Garlic cloves
3 table spoons. Extra virgin Olive oil.
Bunch of basil leaf
Bread crumbs to finish
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Salt, fresh ground black pepper
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Kitchen Utensils
Large cutting board or flat working table
Microplane grater
Hand Blender
Small trays, bowls, or plates to hold food
Knife
Spatula
Small/medium saucepan
Mixing spoon
Sauté pan (9 in./30 cm)
Directions
Eggplants
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We cut in half the eggplant and remove its meat and chop into small cubes,
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Bake into the oven for 18 minutes at 365 F. after dressing with olive oil, salt and pepper.
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Cut all the vegetables into small cubes of 1/2 cm.
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Saute the garlic all the ingredients for 15 minutes with some spoon of tomato sauce added in the end.
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Fill the eggplant with the vegetable ragout, cover with a hand of brad crumbs, extra virgin olive oil and bake for 15 more minutes.
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Tomato Sauce Directions
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Heat the oil and add the garlic in a saucepan. Saute lightly for 1 minutes in medium hit.
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Add the tomato can after crashing by hands.
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cook for 15 minutes and add the basil leaves, adjust with slat and pepper​.
Cat the tofu in rectangular shape, put in the flour and deep fried until golden brown. Serve in the end around the eggplant.
Meat option , add the meat first, cook for 15 minutes and than all th vegetables.
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Final Directions
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Blend lightly the sauce with a hand blender.
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ad the sauce into the plate and with a spoon open in all the plate as per picture.
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Add the baked eggplant on the top with the help of a spatula.
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Garnish with a leaf of basil
Garnish with some pasto also if you like. (no vegan option)
Serve on a plate with fresh black pepper.
