Theodore Kyriakou’s Warm Purée of Aubergine (Eggplant)
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Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 700 g aubergines
- 25 ml whole milk
- 25 ml double cream
- 75 g butter
- 1 nutmeg, grated
- 1 tablespoon flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
- sea salt, to taste
- fresh ground pepper, to taste
Directions
- Char the aubergines thoroughly (on a BBQ or under the grill). Once blackened, place them in a plastic bag and leave them to cool; once cool, they are easy to peel.
- Chop the aubergine pulp and use either a pestle and mortar or a food processor or blender to reduce the pulp to a purée.
- Heat the milk, cream, butter and nutmeg in a saucepan and add the puréed aubergine; ctir to combine, then simmer this mixture for 15 minutes, during which time it should begin to thicken slightly.
- Transfer the purée to a serving jug or dish, season to taste with salt and pepper, and serve with the chopped parsley on top.
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