Eggplant Mexicano Recipes

EGGPLANT TACOS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Stir onion, lemon juice, garlic, and jalapeno pepper into skillet; bring to a simmer and cook until onions soften, about 3 minutes.
• Stir eggplant, cumin, paprika, chili powder, black pepper, and seasoned salt into onion mixture; drizzle remaining olive oil over the top. Cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant reduces in size and softens, about 15 minutes. Spoon eggplant mixture into tortilla shells.

CHEESY AUBERGINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Spray baking sheet with oil and place eggplant slices on it in a single layer. Spray the tops of the eggplant with oil. Bake until soft when pressed about 15-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile , in a small pot, combine tomato sauce, chiles, onions, cumin, garlic powder and olives. Bring to a simmer, then simmer, uncovered, over medium-low heat for 10 minutes.
• Turn oven down to 350 when eggplant is done.
• Arrange half the eggplant slices in a single layer over the bottom of a shallow 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Spoon half the sauce over eggplant and sprinkle with half the cheese. Repeat layers ending with cheese.
• Bake at 350 until heated through and bubbly (about 30 minutes).
• Top with sour cream if desired.

EGGPLANT MEXICANO

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Fry the bacon; remove from pan and reserve. Sauté onion in the bacon drippings. Add the tomatoes, jalapeños, chicken broth, wine, salt, and pepper. Line the bottom of a glass casserole dish with half of the eggplant, spoon half of the tomato mixture over eggplant, then sprinkle with half of the cheese and bacon. Repeat process, ending with the cheese. Bake for 45 minutes, or until the eggplant is done and the cheese is melted and lightly browned. Fun Fact: Henry McCarty (reportedly November 23, 1859-July 14, 1881), better known as Billy the Kid, was a 19th-century American frontier outlaw and gunman who participated in the Lincoln County War. According to legend, he killed over twenty men, but he is generally accepted to have killed four. He was relatively unknown during his own lifetime, but was catapulted into legend the year after his death when his killer, Sheriff Pat Garrett, along with co-author M.A. "Ash" Upson, published a sensationalistic biography titled The Authentic Life of Billy, the Kid. Since then, he has grown into a symbolic figure of the American Old West.

EGGPLANT MEXICANO

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the oil, garlic powder and oregano; brush over both sides of eggplant. Grill, uncovered, over medium heat for 4 minutes on each side or until tender. To serve, spoon a small amount of salsa into the center of each; sprinkle with cheese.