Middle_Eastern
Middle Eastern - Mezze and Starters
Imam Bayildi Mezze Starter
Chef's Menu Description
Flaky, all-butter golden pastry filled with a delicately spiced sweet filling, baked until crisp and aromatic.
Ingredients
- • 4 small slim aubergines
- • 5 tbsp olive oil
- • 2 onions, thinly sliced
- • 3 garlic cloves, sliced
- • 3 ripe tomatoes, 1 diced and 2 sliced
- • 1 large bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- • 1/2 tsp sugar
- • 1/2 tsp salt
Preparation Steps
1
Phase 1
Slit the aubergines lengthways, salt them lightly, and fry in half the olive oil until the skin wrinkles and the flesh softens.
2
Phase 2
Cook the onions and garlic very gently in the remaining oil until translucent, about 10 minutes.
3
Phase 3
Mix the onions with the diced tomato, most of the parsley, the sugar, and the salt, then pack the mixture into the aubergine slits.
4
Phase 4
Lay the aubergines in a pan with the tomato slices on top and a splash of water, cover, and cook over the lowest heat for 45 minutes.
5
Phase 5
Cool completely and serve at room temperature scattered with the remaining parsley and a drizzle of oil.