I did a search on eggplant and came up empty. I'd appreciate some suggestions if there's any out there. Any recipes need not be done on a grill or the BS.
I planted a few "Asian type" eggplants. They grow in clusters and range up to 7 or 8 inches in length and are very small in diameter. I've done eggplant parm and fried 'em up in bread crumbs, but these were done with "standard size" eggplants. These are quite small in comparison. Any ideas?
Thanks.
Hi Arnie,
This looked pretty good, it is a grilled recipe:
http://kalynskitchen.blogspot.com/2007/08/spicy-grilled-eggplant-recipe-with-red.html
Did you Google "Asian eggplant recipes" ? Quite a few come up.
Carolyn
Listen to Carolyne. She knows what she is doing.
HR
Quote from: Hopefull Romantic on September 09, 2009, 05:06:40 PM
Listen to Carolyne. She knows what she is doing.
HR
I do???
:D :D :D :D
Carolyn
Yes you do Carolyn! It seems you have some solid support from HR. And thanks for the link. I've grilled "regular" eggplant many times but these things just look so little. I'll get a picture up tomorrow morning if it's not raining yet.
Quote from: ArnieM on September 09, 2009, 06:44:23 PM
Yes you do Carolyn! It seems you have some solid support from HR. And thanks for the link. I've grilled "regular" eggplant many times but these things just look so little. I'll get a picture up tomorrow morning if it's not raining yet.
Thanks Arnie,
I know when I grill zucchini, I slice them about 1/4" lengthwise.
So, even with the little ones there is rarely a "man overboard" on the grill :D
I'll have to look around more for recipes. ;)
Carolyn
Edited to add:
another grilled Asian EP, with vodka :D
http://www.culinate.com/books/collections/all_books/Mastering+the+Grill/Grilled+Asian+Eggplant+with+Hoisin+and+Vodka
OK this is the "Egg Plant Recipe Database"! 3116 recipes! This is the mother lode Arnie! :o
http://www.aubergines.org/recipes.php
You're more than welcome Carolyn. I generally grill small zucchinis, cut in half lengthwise and wrapped in paper towels about 1/2 hour before grilling. Then, I give them an OO rub and a light sprinkling of cumin and garlic powder on the cut side - no salt. Grill cut side first to get some grill marks. I usually do this while grilling a steak.
I planted zucchini seeds in a pot on the deck this year due to my deer problems. Disaster. Cute plants, nice flowers, no zucchini. One friend said "That's because they're all males." Well, hell, the seed pack didn't specify gender. Another said they won't produce in a pot. Maybe I'll just give up.
I grilled zucchini tonight!
We have animal problems too and have our garden high-fenced.
I did have one zucchini plant this year that produced nothing but male flowers, too.
And it was in the ground :D
Maybe next year plant just a couple plants and make large cylinders (maybe 4' dia.) of welded 6' high fencing material to protect them.
Something you can move easily when you want to pick some.
Carolyn
Quote from: ArnieM on September 09, 2009, 07:55:15 PM
You're more than welcome Carolyn. I generally grill small zucchinis, cut in half lengthwise and wrapped in paper towels about 1/2 hour before grilling. Then, I give them an OO rub and a light sprinkling of cumin and garlic powder on the cut side - no salt. Grill cut side first to get some grill marks. I usually do this while grilling a steak.
I planted zucchini seeds in a pot on the deck this year due to my deer problems. Disaster. Cute plants, nice flowers, no zucchini. One friend said "That's because they're all males." Well, hell, the seed pack didn't specify gender. Another said they won't produce in a pot. Maybe I'll just give up.
DONT give up. Planting anything teach perseverance. so please don't give up. You should plant them in ground and not in a pot. I did and never heard about sex issues when it comes to veg seeds. As for your deer problems, check out this link for a humane deer repellent which is also a great fun when you have friends over for dinner in the garden.
http://www2.yardiac.com/long.asp?item_id=885&tgs=33997417:27438935&cart_id=
HR
Thanks for the link HR. Yep, that looks like a lot of fun OK ;D
You are most welcome and you are right I have one and I got some serious laughing watching people caught by surprise.
HR
Hey Carolyn,
Thanks for the second recipe link. The only flaw in it is - How much vodka should be consumed during the marinating and grilling process? Well, I can probably work that out ;D ;D
http://www.culinate.com/books/collections/all_books/Mastering+the+Grill/Grilled+Asian+Eggplant+with+Hoisin+and+Vodka
Here's the eggplant pictures I promised.
They're starting to look a bit "end-of-season" but some are really small.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/EggPlant1.jpg)
This is where they live, along with some Thai peppers.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/EggPlant2.jpg)
You have a green thumb there Arnie - even your Bradley sprouted legs under it's skirt? ;D ;D
Tell you what I've done a couple of times in the last month.
Sort of a take off on moussaka - a long way from moussaka, but I was thinking about it. So far this has been a throw together dish, not one I've measured anything. But it turns out really good. It's not low fat, low cholesterol - but might be low carb!
Olive oil to cook onions
Package of ground chuck between 1.25 and 1.5 pounds (what I had at the time)
2 medium onions chopped
Probably 4 or 5 of the larger sizes of your eggplant - diced 1/4 inch skins and all
I think I threw in some zucchini also
Half of a green pepper diced
Some jalepeno diced real small
Two or three roma tomatoes
Block of cream cheese
Cheddar Cheese
Parm cheese
Spices:
salt
Pepper
Italian blend
lots of granulated garlic
little of powdered rosemary
In skillet
Start with oil/green peppers/onion/jalepeno - cook about 1/2 through
Add ground beef - cook a little while
Add eggplant and zucchini
When ground beef is browned and the eggplant looks done throw in the cream cheese and the tomatoes and the spices and turn down heat
Mix together and heat through until cream cheese is melted
Top with a couple of handfuls (I've got big hands) of cheddar and half a cup or more of Parm
Stick under broiler until melted or cover until melted
Serve
No reason you couldn't add a little tomato sauce or paste or ketchup or some mushroom.
Or no reason after the onions/peppers/eggplant isn't cooked a little you couldn't mix it all together like a meat loaf and smoke it either!
Thanks for the 'recipe' Caneyscud. It sounds good. I see we like the same recipe style. When it's 'done', I'm lucky to remember what I put in, let alone how much of it. I've made the same dish many times and I'm not sure if any came out the same. I've never grown & cooked these eggplants before, so I want to do at least one eggplant where I can actually taste the eggplant - maybe just grilled with a little OO.
I did shrimp scampi last week. My basic recipe is here http://forum.bradleysmoker.com/index.php?topic=11351.msg126013#msg126013. In this last case, I added 6 or 7 baby bella mushrooms, sliced into thirds. My wife's (thoroughly) Italian girlfriend really loved it. :D
Thanks again. I really like eggplant so I'm collecting up all of these recipes.
I've done a 'Turkey Eggplant Casserole' a few times that turned out good. It's almost a Weight Watchers recipe.. Let me try to find it..
It's definitely "low octane". But it tastes good, and is quite filling, I'm sure it could be kicked up as necessary.
Here goes. I'm sure it would be good w/ ground pork, venison, a mix of both, chopped penos, cayenne, etc...
I think I added Worcestershire and some seasoned salt while cooking the turkey to give it a little more oomph.
"Turkey Eggplant Casserole"
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 1/4 pounds ground skinless turkey breast
* 1 onion, chopped
* 3 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 large (1.5 pounds) eggplant, cubed
* 1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes (no salt)
* 1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced
* 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced
* 3/4 cup seasoned dried bread crumbs
* 1 teaspoon dried basil
* 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese **I use 1/2 cup - yummy
PREPARATION:
Makes 8 servings.
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 13"x9" baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Spray a large nonstick saucepan or Dutch oven with nonstick cooking spray; heat. Add the turkey, onion and garlic; cook, stirring as needed, until the turkey is browned and the onion is softened, 5-6 minutes.
Add the eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, bread crumbs and basil; bring to a boil, stirring as needed.
Transfer the turkey mixture to pan and bake, covered until the veggies are tender, 45-50 minutes; uncover and sprinkle with cheese.
Bake until the cheese is slightly browned, about 15 minutes longer. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Arnie,
Those eggplants are beautiful!
Folks are posting great recipes, too!
Carolyn
Thanks for the compliment on the eggplants Carolyn. Yep, the recipes look and as I previously said, I'm collecting them.
Hey STC, thanks for the recipe. BTW,
- Is Squirt the name of your cat?
- Do you squirt the cat when it's naughty?
- Do you have a cat?
We have 3 indoor cats and keep a squirt bottle handy to "ease the tension" when they start going at it ;D
Quote from: ArnieM on September 10, 2009, 11:47:01 AM
Thanks for the compliment on the eggplants Carolyn. Yep, the recipes look and as I previously said, I'm collecting them.
Hey STC, thanks for the recipe. BTW,
- Is Squirt the name of your cat?
- Do you squirt the cat when it's naughty?
- Do you have a cat?
We have 3 indoor cats and keep a squirt bottle handy to "ease the tension" when they start going at it ;D
Yes, not yet but it is coming soon, 3.
Not to hijack the thread with cat talk, but here is the background.
Squirt is my 14 year old, 16 pound, diabetic buddy. Here is the full version of my thumbnail:
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_CbvAIVzmFFM/SWqWc7gZGsI/AAAAAAAAscc/quCFmzHYiDM/s720/DSC08420.JPG)
He took over the heated cat bed from his litter mate we lost in February.
I get his insulin supplies at Walgreens, and they have him on account as "Squirt The Ca". Somebody flubbed when typing it in. We added the 't' back in later.
Long story short, he's developed an inoperable tumor, so his days are winding down quickly. The day we found out about that, 2 kittens appeared at the vet clinic in need of a home. 2 Russian Blue mutts. Beautiful cats. They almost look like they are related to our Squirt. So the vet 'fixed' them up and I brought them home and gave them new names.
"Boris & Natasha"
(Boris had the satellite dish on while his stitches healed, we nicknamed him 'Sputnik' for a few days)
(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_CbvAIVzmFFM/SpMJ4O7r-CI/AAAAAAAA6ZA/GZcfDFpTGFQ/s640/DSC09386.JPG)
All three together, trying to place nice. The resemblance is eerie. Born 14 years (almost to the week) and 40 miles apart.
(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_CbvAIVzmFFM/SpdIlrbGMFI/AAAAAAAA6kQ/GkawznHcfZk/s720/DSC09400.JPG)
I guess it was meant to be.
And yes, we are almost to the point we need a squirt bottle to keep them off of the counter tops... Especially when I have meat 'resting' for a trip to the Bradley!
Don't worry about hijacking the thread STC - I asked. People can ignore the posts if they don't like them. We also lost one in Feb. of this year - Yoda. He had some kind of stones. The vet operated and we brought him home. He was bleeding all over. The vet said "Well, maybe the inner stitches were too loose." So we brought him back the next morning, they put him under again, restitched and that was it. I'd love to shoot the SOB.
So, here's a few pics back at you.
This is Allie (cat), a Maine Coon, the oldest cat and the only female in the house. The boys pick on her but she has a great right hook.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/AllieForPeace.jpg)
This is TC, a Bengal (Top Cat, Terror Cat, etc.) He's the youngest. He was shipped here (to CT) from Oregon. He's the one in my thumbnail.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/TC-Carpet.jpg)
This is Xane, actually my daughter's cat that lives here. He's a Burmese, mink or sable, I forget. He came from western PA. He's here with his cousin Yoda (same breeder), a blue Burmese, the deceased.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/YodaAndTc.jpg)
Finally, it's happy time.
(http://i738.photobucket.com/albums/xx21/ArnieMauer/TheGuys.jpg)
Those are beauties...
So sorry to hear you lost one due to a vet's stupid "mistake". It's hard.