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Tomato Baked Aubergines

Written by Published on Updated on June 2, 2019 in Main dishes, Mediterranean cuisine

I looked outside my window this morning and saw that it was raining and dark.  I  poured myself a nice cup of coffee and sat down in front of my laptop to think about what I wanted to post today.  I was going to make the Aubergines  I picked up from the market the other day, but I wasn’t sure which recipe to choose.  It was one of those morning that my brain just didn’t want to cooperate with me.  I think I must have gone to the kitchen about 10 times to see if I had the ingredients for the recipe. 🙂

Usually, my first tap on my computer is to Pinterest, I love looking at other boards, so many wonderful ideas on anything you could possibly imagine.  As a Food Blogger I like to search for unique recipes from around the world. There are so many different types of spices, ingredients, unique techniques, and speaking of unique recipes when my friend Tammy was visiting a few weeks ago, she brought me a wonderful present it was a cookbook from her home country Georgia. While glancing through it I found so many recipes that I absolutely must  try out, but one thing that I noticed is that in almost every recipe they add Walnuts. (I have read and heard that Walnuts are good for the brain, maybe I should start eating more Walnuts) 🙂  

Ok, so the recipe for today is Aubergines baked in Tomato sauce, I have mentioned before I am not really a frying type of cook but because time in the kitchen is limited today, I need to make something quick so I will have to fry the Aubergines.  If you have time I would suggest baking the Aubergines, it is much lighter for the stomach. 🙂  

Have a great day everyone!!!  Let me know if you try out this recipe..:)

TOMATO BAKED AUBERGINES

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Ingredients
  

  • 2 Aubergines sliced
  • 1 large Onion chopped
  • 1 Garlic Clove optional
  • 5 cups Tomato Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil for frying
  • Red Pepper Flakes optional
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • 1/2 tablespoon Oregano
  • 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese

Instructions
 

  • Slice Aubergines into thick pieces.
  • In a large frying pan add in Vegetable Oil and Onion sauté.
  • Continue by adding in the Aubergines and fry until golden brown. Place on Kitchen paper once Aubergines are done so that the oil is absorbed.
  • In a medium size baking pan add in tomato sauce along with 1/4 cup of Vegetable or Olive oil, Sugar, Salt, Oregano stir it a few times,
  • add in Aubergines, top with cheese and bake for 30 minutes at 160 degrees.
  • Serve hot or cold, either way it is delicious.

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

13 Comments

  1. Lisa@LismorePaper/SimplePleasuresJournal
    November 29, 2018 at 9:09 am  ·  Reply

    I have never had an Aubergine before. Im definitely going to look for them next time I go to the grocery store. I love to try new dishes. Great recipe!

  2. Diana Tyler (la muse excentrique) ☕
    November 29, 2018 at 1:04 pm  ·  Reply

    It’s been a while since I’ve had Aubergine. Yummy recipe, though.

  3. PlantsandBeyond
    November 29, 2018 at 1:36 pm  ·  Reply

    Gloomy weather does your kitchen good, Sophie 🙂 I learned about Aubergine decades ago and there was a time when I didn’t know what that meant, but now I do 🙂 Beautiful and tasty dish. Must be very satisfying.

  4. dtills
    November 29, 2018 at 8:24 pm  ·  Reply

    Looking forward to the new recipes!!

  6. annika
    November 30, 2018 at 5:54 pm  ·  Reply

    Love this! So simple and nourishing and did I tell you how much I love aubergine! Yum!

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