Aunt Harriets Eggplant Relish Recipes

AUNTIE ANN'S EGGPLANT RELISH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the vegetables, olives, garlic, tomato sauce, water, oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. , Stir in the ketchup, vinegar, sugar if desired and hot pepper sauce. Cook, uncovered, about 5 minutes longer or until slightly thickened. Cool. Store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

EGGPLANT RELISH

Steps:

• Serving suggestion: Place the relish on toasted bread spread with sheep's milk ricotta cheese, and top with torn basil and parsley leave, then drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil.
• To make the relish: Place the eggplant in a strainer set over a large bowl. Sprinkle the eggplant with salt and let sit for 10 to 15 minutes to leech out the bitterness. Rinse quickly and pat dry.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the oil, shallots, garlic, pinch of salt, and eggplant and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Add the pine nuts, raisins, red wine vinegar, and sugar. Stir to combine.

AUNT JANE'S EGGPLANT FINGERS

Steps:

• Peel eggplants and cut into 1/2 inch strips.
• Heat oil in deep fat fryer to 375 degrees.
• Dip eggplant strips into milk, then flour. Then dip into milk again and finally into bread crumbs.
• Fry about 12 at a time for 4 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• Serve sprinkled with powdered sugar.

EGGPLANT RELISH

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Add eggplant and tomatoes. Cover; cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is very soft, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Add vinegar, pine nuts, olives, raisins, sugar, and capers; cook (uncovered) over medium-low heat until vegetables begin to break down, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Transfer to a shallow bowl or a rimmed baking sheet; let cool completely. Stir in parsley, and season with salt and pepper. Relish can be refrigerated, covered, up to 5 days.

AUNTIE ANN'S EGGPLANT RELISH

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, combine the first 11 ingredients mix well. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Stir in the ketchup, vinegar, sugar if desired and hot pepper sauce. Cook, uncovered, about 5 minutes longer or until slightly thickened. Cool.© Copyright Reiman Publications, 1993-1997

EVE'S WEDNESDAY NEWSPAPER EGGPLANT RELISH

Steps:

• In a 4- to 6-quart saucepan cook eggplant, onion, bell pepper, and garlic in oil, covered, over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, 10 minutes. Stir in remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Transfer relish to a bowl and cool. Chill relish 1 day to develop flavor.
• Serve relish on crackers or toasts.

AUNT MARY'S EGGPLANT BALLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Pour in olive oil and saute garlic just until lightly browned. Mix in eggplant and water. Reduce heat to low and cover skillet. Allow eggplant to steam until soft, about 20 minutes. Place eggplant in a large bowl and allow to cool slightly.
• Mix cheese, parsley, eggs, and bread crumbs into eggplant. Stir with a wooden spoon or your hands until ingredients are thoroughly combined and mixture can be rolled into balls. Add more bread crumbs as needed to make mixture workable. Refrigerate mixture for 15 minutes, then roll into balls or form into patties.
• Place eggplant balls on prepared baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Serve immediately.

BITTER MELON AND BRINJAL (EGGPLANT) RELISH

Steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Add the bitter melon and eggplant to the boiling water and return to a boil; cook at a boil for 2 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water to stop from cooking further.
• Toss the bitter melon, eggplant, carrot, garlic, green chile peppers, and sweet onion in a large bowl; cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
• Stir the water, vinegar, ginger, sugar, and salt together in a pot; bring to a boil until the sugar has dissolved completely. Set aside to cool completely. Pour the cooled vinegar mixture over the vegetables in the bowl, assuring the vegetables are completely submerged. Cover and refrigerate. Serve cold.

AUNT HARRIET'S EGGPLANT RELISH

Steps:

• For one large eggplant, use one small medium onion, one green pepper and one large tomato. Keep these proportions when preparing. Bake eggplants in 350 degree oven until very soft. While eggplants cool, chop onion, pepper and tomato into a medium fine dice. Peel eggplants and scrape meat into a nonreactive bowl. Mash, then add chopped vegetables. Add one tablespoon of fresh lemon juice for each eggplant used. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Add splash of wine vinegar and splash of olive oil to taste. Adjust seasonings. Chill. this will keep up to one week in the refrigerator.