Baba ganoush...

[rich p]

... worth making or a waste of a good aubergine?

 

[Dayvo]

If I knew what it was I'd cook it and eat it - probably.

 

[Pro Tour Punditry]

I have an aubergine in the fridge and was thinking of making some baba ganoush and was just reading a recipe online.

Spooky <there is no spooky smiley>

 

[Crackle]

There's no such thing as a waste of aubergine.

 

[vernon]

There's no such thing as a waste of aubergine.

There is if you let it go mouldy before getting around to cooking it which was the fate of the four or five aubergines that never made it to the ratatouile that I eventually got around to making last night after four months of false starts - I kept nicking the other ingredients for more more appealing dishes.

 

[User169]

Very worth making!

 

[theclaud]

What a silly question. Just get on with it.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

yeah you stupid twat.

 

[theclaud]

yeah you stupid twat.

Well, you know Rich likes to turn every meal into an agonizing middle-class dilemma.

 

[Crackle]

There is if you let it go mouldy before getting around to cooking it which was the fate of the four or five aubergines that never made it to the ratatouile that I eventually got around to making last night after four months of false starts - I kept nicking the other ingredients for more more appealing dishes.

But, amongst my long list of complaints about Aubergines, which includes the taste, colour, texture, smell and the taste, is the fact they go off so quickly, even before I've had time to reconsider why I bought one and lob it in the bin.

 

[Dayvo]

... worth making or a waste of a good aubergine?

Anyway, why do you have to make a meal out of everything?

 

[theclaud]

But, amongst my long list of complaints about Aubergines, which includes the taste, colour, texture, smell and the taste, is the fact they go off so quickly, even before I've had time to reconsider why I bought one and lob it in the bin.

@Crackle sets a new standard for how wrong a person can be in a single post. Well, outside P&Lite, naturally...

 

[Ganymede]

Baba ganoush - YUM! Never made it but had home-made at a chum's.

There is a recipe in today's Guardian mag for baba ganoush but made with courgettes instead.

Or try this if making curry: http://www.nibblous.com/recipe/183 (Aubergine in the Pickling Style of the Lake Palace Hotel), nb don't fry them, grill them then you don't use all that oil and it's still fab.

And this: http://www.earlymorningfarm.com/sichuan-eggplant/ is also a marvel and very simple.

 

[Globalti]

Not just baba ganoush but anything Lebanese or Mediterranean. Mmmmmmm!

 

[Pottsy]

I had Pad-Ma-Kew in my local Thai restaurant last week and it was excellent. The menu says it is stir-fried aubergine with fresh chilli, sweet basil and salted soya bean.

I've no idea how to make it but it might be worth looking up?