✾ Healty IMAM BAYILDI (A STUFFED EGGPLANT RECIPE FROM ASIA MINOR)
TESTED & PERFECTED IMAM BAYILDI (A STUFFED EGGPLANT RECIPE FROM ASIA MINOR) Recipe. Step-by-Step. is perfect for busy families. Comes together quickly with a few staple ingredients! INGREDIENTS 2 medium onions, chopped 1?2 - 3?4 cup olive oil 2 garlic cloves, crushed 3 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped 4 tablespoons chopped parsley 1 tablespoon chopped of fresh mint or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint, crumbled salt and pepper 2 medium eggplants 1 teaspoon sugar 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice DIRECTIONS Saute the onions in a little oil. Add the garlic, tomatoes, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cook until it comes together as a very thick stew (no liquid). Stir in mint. Cut the stem ends from each eggplant and cut eggplants in half lengthwise. Make 3 lengthwise slits, almost from end to end, cutting into the flesh about 1 inch deep. Heat 1/2 cup olive oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the eggplant, cut side down, and fry gently, until dark golden-brown on cut side. Turn