INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

**SOURCE*** D'apres: Nina Kehayan -- 1994 ISBN -- Voyages de
l'aubergine Ed. de l'aube -- 2-87678-070-4 -- Saisi: R. Gagnaux  Soak
anchovies in milk or water Dice eggplant unpeeled and place in a
colander with salt, let stand 1 hour. Meanwhile heat half the oil in
large saucepan. Add the tomatoes, garlic, and seasonings (except salt
and parsley)). Cook tomatoes uncovered, over high heat, stirring once
in a while until it becomes a thick sauceand almost dry.Almost 1  hour.
( I've used canned tomatoes). Cook about 1 hour for fresh  tomatoes, a
little less for canned. Rinse the eggplant well and dry  it with paper
towels. Heat the rest of the olive oil in a skillet and  a add the
eggplant. Cook over very high heat covered stirring often  for about 20
minutes or until done Transfer eggplant with a slotted  spoon to the
tomato sauce and cook uncovered over medium high heat .  Mash the
anchovies and add to the ragout. Stir. Serve hot sprinkled  with grated
Gruyere or Parmesan. And parsley.  Original Recipe:( no oregano, no
cumin) Wash and peel eggplants. Cut  them in large dice Wash, peel and
seed tomatoes, cut them in large  pieces. Chop the garlic and the
parsley Place half of the olive oil  in a big pan and the other half in
a large saucepan Heat both Place  the eggplant in the pan and cook over
high heat 15 minutes, covered,  but stirring often Meanwhile cook the
tomatoes in the saucepan,  uncovered. Add the eggplant to the saucepan,
the garlic, the parsley.  Salt slightly. Stir, let cook 45 minutes Make
a paste with the  anchovies ( in this recipe they were soaked in oil)
and add to the  ragout.  Optional  Sprinkle with cheese and broil.
Posted by rene@apicius.links.ch (Rene  Gagnaux) (by way of Edouard
Laniesse <scultelg@worldlink.ca>) on Nov  24, 1997, converted by
MC_Buster.  NOTES : There are 2 recipes here because I made so many
changes, but  decided to leave the original. This dish really
delicious. Serve it  with focaccia as an appetizer, or as a first
course, hot or cold.  Recipe by: Rene Gagnaux translated by by Miriam
Podcameni Posvolsky  Posted to KitMailbox Digest  by Pat Hanneman
<kitpath@earthlink.net>  on Sep 01, 1998, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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