YHEP Manager Tricia Braxton Perry creates a delicious summer dish using hearty eggplant.
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FUN FACT: Eggplant is a member of the Nightshade family, which includes tomatoes, potatoes, and peppers!
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INGREDIENTS: (Serves 4 to 6 people)
Two moon eggplants
Six red pearl onions
One sweet pepper
Two cloves of fresh garlic
Two Roma tomatoes
Two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
Pinch of salt optional
1/4 cup of water
Dough (homemade or store-bought pizza dough will do)
½ cup egg whites (optional)
Flour (optional)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat your oven to 375
For the filling:
1. Place all of the ingredients into a skillet and heat over a medium flame or 350 temperature temperature
2. Saute until eggplant and onion colors change from opaque to partially translucent (about 7 minutes)
3. Use a spatula to move ingredients around in the skillet so that they don’t burn veggies
4. Add a tablespoon of water on occasion to create a nice sauce that is not too thick or watery
5. Once cooked, set the mixture aside to rest from the heat.
For the pastry:
1. Place dough on wax paper sprinkled with flour or non-stick medium
2. Roll dough so that it is about a ¼ inch thin
3. Cut out round dough circles with the large tin can (pull-top cans are usually free of sharp edges at the opening)
4. Place two tablespoons of the eggplant mixture in the middle of the dough circle.
5. Place on the edge of the half of the circle as though you are outlining a big smile
6. Fold the top half of the dough circle over the bottom half of the circle
7. Seal the circle closed by making fork impressions at the edges
Oven-ready:
1. Place the empanadas on a nonstick cookie sheet or use remaining oil to coat cooking sheet
2. Use the back of a spoon to light glaze empanada with egg-white wash
3. Bake for 25 minutes
4. Remove empanadas and let cool
Additional Resources: http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Sorting/CATALOGUE/Pt1-African-eggplants.html#gilo
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