Best Eggplant Quiche Dee Dees Recipes

EGGPLANT QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Partially bake crusts in prepared 450 degree oven for 6 minutes.
• 2. Cook eggplant covered in boiling water for 8-10 minutes. Drain well.
• 3. Cook onion and green pepper in butter until tender. Blend in flour,soup,salt,sugar,oregano and pepper. Heat until bubbly. Remove from heat. Stir in beaten eggs. Fold in tomato, cheese and eggplant. Pour into pie shells. Top with grated Parmesan cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 4. Freezes well!

ACADIA'S CRUSTLESS QUICHE WITH EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In skillet saute onion until translucent with 1 tablespoon of margarine.
• Added eggplant and bell pepper in with onion and saute until tender.
• Set onion, eggplant and pepper mixture aside in a bowl.
• Remove sausage from casings and brown in same skillet and then cook thoroughly.
• (I placed my skillet with metal handle in the oven for 15 minutes).
• While sausage is cooking, use a 2-quart bowl to whisk together eggs, cream, nutmeg, chives, parsley, black pepper, & salt.
• Then add eggplant, onion and bell pepper mixture.
• Stir.
• Remove skillet from oven with sausage (Remember the handle is HOT!).
• Drain sausage on paper towels and blot dry.
• Chop up sausage into bite size pieces.
• Add 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, 1/2 cup cheddar and sausage to the egg mixture.
• Use 1 teaspoon of margarine or PAM cooking spray to grease a 5-quart oblong baking dish.
• Pour mixture into greased baking dish.
• Place on middle rack of oven.
• Bake for 45 minutes or until the quiche isn't jiggly anymore and toothpick comes out of middle clean.
• Let cool for 15 minutes.
• Enjoy!

DEEP FRIED EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Place the flour, egg, and bread crumbs each in 3 small bowls. Add the 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the egg and whisk to combine. Season the bread crumbs with the tablespoon of Essence and stir with a fork or your hands to thoroughly combine.
• Dredge each piece of eggplant in the flour, coating thoroughly and then shaking to remove any excess flour. Coat each piece with the egg, then dredge in the bread crumb mixture, pressing to make the bread crumbs adhere. Transfer the eggplant pieces to a rack or to paper towels to let them dry slightly before frying.
• In a deep, heavy skillet heat 1/2-inch of vegetable oil to 375 degrees F. Fry the eggplant pieces, in batches if necessary, for about 1 minute on each side, or until golden brown. Transfer with tongs to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle lightly with salt before serving. Serve with marinara sauce, or as desired.
• Combine all ingredients thoroughly.
• Recipe from "New New Orleans Cooking", by Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. Published by William and Morrow, 1993.

RAVIOLI AND EGGPLANT STEW

Steps:

• Heat oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat. Cook eggplant in oil 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in tomatoes and basil. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes, stirring once or twice, until eggplant is tender.
• Stir in water, zucchini and ravioli. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 10 minutes, stirring once or twice, until ravioli are tender.
• Sprinkle with cheese. Cover and heat about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

SUMMER VEGETABLE GALETTE

Steps:

• In a food processor fitted with a steel blade, or in a large bowl, pulse or mix together the flours, sugar, and salt. In a measuring cup, lightly beat the egg, then add just enough cream to get to 1/3 cup. Lightly whisk the egg and cream together.
• Add butter to flour mixture and pulse or use a pastry cutter or your fingers to break up the butter. If using a food processor, do not over-process; you need chickpea-size chunks of butter. Drizzle the egg mixture (up to 1/4 cup) over the dough and pulse or stir until it just starts to come together but is still mostly large crumbs. Mix in lemon juice and zest if using.
• Put the dough on lightly floured counter and knead to make one uniform piece. Flatten into a disk, wrap in plastic and chill for 2 hours, or up to 3 days.
• When you are ready to make the tart, roll out dough to a 12-inch round (it can be ragged). Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment paper and chill while preparing the filling.
• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Spread out eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes in one layer on three separate sheet pans or cookie sheets. Drizzle generously with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast vegetables, tossing zucchini and eggplant occasionally, 35 to 40 minutes. Eggplant and tomatoes will be golden at the edges; zucchini will be tender. Don't let the vegetables get too dark because they will continue to brown in the tart. Transfer vegetables to a bowl (you want to have about 3 cups of them) and toss with chile peppers.
• Decrease oven temperature to 400 degrees. In a small bowl, combine goat cheese, garlic and thyme leaves. Spread mixture in a thin layer over crust, leaving a 1 1/2-inch border all around. Arrange vegetables evenly over goat cheese. Fold up edges of crust, pleating to hold it in (sloppy is fine). Brush pastry generously with leftover egg and cream mixture.
• Transfer galette to oven and bake until golden brown, about 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for at least 20 minutes before slicing.