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- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- From: ah787@freenet.carleton.ca (Bill Stuart)
- Subject: Baklazhannaia Ikra
- Message-ID: <CD9669.17r@freenet.carleton.ca>
- Organization: The National Capital Freenet
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1993 18:03:45 GMT
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- Here is a Russian Recipe that I've tried and liked.
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- This one is sort of a bread spread, it's very good at parties.
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- Baklazhannaia Ikra
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- 1 large eggplant
- 1 cup finely chopped onions
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- 2 large ripe tomatoes, peelec, chopped, seeded
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 2-3 tablespoons black pepper
- dark rye or pumperknickel bread
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- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Bake the eggplant on the middle rack
- for about an hour, turning it over once or twice untill it is soft and
- it's skin is charred and blistered.
- Meanwhile, cook the onions in 4 tablespoons of the olive oil over
- moderate heat untill they are soft but not brown (6-8 mins). Stir in the
- green pepper and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes
- longer. With a ruber spatula, scrape the contents of the skillet into a
- mixing bowl.
- Remove the skin of the egplant with a sharp knife, then chop the
- pulp finely, almost to a puree (it should be almost soft enough to stir
- in). Add it to the mixing bowl and stir in the tomatoes, sugar, salt, and
- a few grindings of black pepper. Mix together thouroughly. Heat the two
- remaining tablespoons of olive oil in the skillet over moderate heat and
- pour in the eggplant mixture. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then
- turn the heat to low, cover the skillet, and simmer for an hour. Remove
- the cover and cook for another half-hour, stirring from time to time,
- untill all the moisture in the pan has evaporated, and the mixture is firm
- enough to hold it's shape in a spoon. Stir in 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
- and taste for seasoning, adding more salt, pepper, and lemon juice to
- taste. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and chill, covering it with plastic
- wrap, untill ready to serve. Serve on pieces of rye bread.
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