Moroccan Style Eggplant

Name: Moroccan Style Eggplant
Ingredients: 2 eggplants (approximately 800g total); 1 tablespoon salt; 2 red capsicums; 1 teaspoon cumin seed; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 cup tomato sauce or 1 cup chopped diced tomato; juice 1 lemon; 3 tablespoons chopped flatleaf parsley

11 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 eggplants (approximately 800g total)
1 tablespoon salt
2 red capsicums
1 teaspoon cumin seed
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 cup tomato sauce or 1 cup chopped diced tomato
juice 1 lemon
3 tablespoons chopped flatleaf parsley

Directions

1

Slice eggplants 2cm thick. Soak in water to which you have added the tablespoon of salt. Leave for 15 minutes.
2

Meanwhile, roast capsicums until skin is charred, place in a plastic or paper bag, close tightly and leave to cool.
3

Lift eggplant from water and steam the slices for 10 minutes. Drain and press lightly with a clean cloth to extract most of the liquid. Chop into 1cm dice and set aside.Roast cumin seeds until fragrant and grind to a coarse powder in a mortar and pestle.
4

Remove skin and seeds from capsicums and chop into 1cm dice. Combine with eggplant.
5

Heat oil in a wide frying-pan and saute the garlic for a minute until it starts to smell delicious. Tip in the eggplant mixture together with the ground cumin, salt and red pepper flakes. Saute for 5 minutes, stirring. Now add the tomato sauce and cook until thick. Taste and adjust seasoning. Dribble in the lemon juice and most of the parsley. Scoop into a flat dish to serve and decorate with the rest of the parsley.
6

Serve warm or cold.