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Turkish stuffed eggplants recipe (imam bayldi)

Created by David Tsirekas

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Cuisine: Turkish
Serves 6

At the restaurant, David drizzles the eggplants with a spiced yoghurt, which includes paprika, cumin, cinnamon and cloves.

Ingredients

3 large eggplants, quartered lengthwise
Plain flour, to dust
Vegetable oil, to deep-fry
60ml (¼ cup) extra virgin olive oil
Natural yoghurt and shredded spring onion, to serve

Tomato filling
8 spring onions, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, crushed
3 large vine-ripened tomatoes, finely chopped
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
1 tbsp sweet paprika
1 tbsp tomato paste
½ cup coriander leaves
¼ cup firmly packed dill leaves, chopped

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Preparation

To make the filling, combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

Place eggplants in a large bowl with flour and toss to combine. Fill a deep-fryer or large saucepan one-third full with vegetable oil and heat over medium heat to 170°C (or until a cube of bread turns golden in 15 seconds). Working in batches of 6, gently drop eggplants into the oil and fry, turning halfway, for 4 minutes or until golden and slightly softened. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towel. Allow to cool.

Preheat oven to 210°C. Turn eggplants skin-side up and press lightly to flatten slightly. Using a small, sharp knife, make an incision lengthwise down the centre of the eggplant, about three-quarters of the way through to open it up.

Place eggplants on a greased oven tray and spoon filling down the centre of each. Drizzle with oil and cook for 20 minutes or until eggplant is softened. Serve drizzled with yoghurt and shredded spring onion.

DRINK Gaia Notios Agiorgitiko red wine, Nemea, Greece

As seen in Feast magazine, Issue 11, pg96.

Photography by Alan Benson and Jason Loucas

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