Konya Eggplants with Onion & Garlic

Name: Konya Eggplants with Onion & Garlic
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 6 min
Total time: 1 h 36 min
Yield: Servings: 6
Cuisine: Turkish
Ingredients: 6 Italian eggplants, peeled (leave the stems in tact)*; ½ cup fresh chopped mint; 6 cloves garlic, crushed and peeled; 2 large onions, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 cup olive oil; 2 large tomatoes, peeled and sliced; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon salt

Imam Bayaldi

Preparation info

Servings:
6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 40

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

Ingredients

6 Italian eggplants, peeled (leave the stems in tact)*

Asia
Turkey
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free
Mediterranean

Method

Make a slit, lengthwise, in each eggplant without opening the ends. Soak the eggplants in a container of cold water with 2 tablespoons coarse salt for 20 minutes. Drain, rinse, pat dry and set aside.
In a large skillet, heat ¼