Healthy & Delicious: Eggplant in Spicy Tomato Sauce

Name: Healthy & Delicious: Eggplant in Spicy Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters chicken stock; 1 small fresh chile pepper, minced, or 1/2 teaspoon ground dried cayenne pepper; 2 larges firm, fresh eggplant, washed but not peeled (about 2 lbs. total); 6 plump garlic cloves, peeled, halved, green germ removed; 2 Tbsps thin slivers fresh ginger; 1 Tbsp ground cumin; 8 servings Kosher salt; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 onions, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced; 355 milliliters tomato sauce

Healthy & Delicious: Eggplant in Spicy Tomato Sauce might be just the sauce you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and primal recipe has 128 calories, 4g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up olive oil, kosher salt, slivers ginger, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425°F.

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Halve the eggplants lengthwise.

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Brush the flesh lightly with 1 tablespoon of the oil and season with salt.

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Place the eggplant halves cut side down on a baking sheet.

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Place on a rack in the center of the oven and bake until soft and golden, about 30 minutes. After removing the eggplant halves from the oven, cut them in half again.

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While the eggplant cooks, prepare the sauce: In a large deep frying pan, combine the onion, the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, and about 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt. Toss to thoroughly coat the onions with the oil and cook, covered, over low heat until soft and translucent, about 10 minutes.

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