Author: Robert Andrews

Eggplant – COLLECTION

All About Eggplants

  • A bit of basic information that you need to know

Eggplant – Basic Preparation

  • Many of the steps are repeated in all of below recipes

Grandpa’s Eggplant Parmigiana

2016-03-25 17.50.11 Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant – peeled and cut into 1/4 inch (or thinner) slices
  • Marinara sauce
  • Ricotta cheese *
  • Grated cheddar cheese
  • Sliced Provalone or Mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 onion (finely diced)
  • 2 garlic cloves – sliced paper thin
  • 1/4 CU coarsely chopped fresh basil* Traditionally, Parmesan recipes also use Ricota cheese.Check out GrandpaCooks.com for our recipe on making your own homemade cheese. This does not have the exact taste of Ricotta, but we like it better. The main thing is that it does not melt, and it is fun and real easy to make.
    1. Peel eggplant
    2. Place sliced eggplant on wire rack over top of the sink
    3. Sprinkle both sides liberally with salt
    4. Let rest 30 minutes
    5. Rinse slices very well or the final dish will be too salty
    6. Pat slices dry and dredge in flour/paprika mixture
    7. Fry in 2 TBL EVOO @ 350º until browned, but not completely cooked – about 3 minutes for each side
    8. Set on a paper towel or newspaper to drain
  1. Spread 2 TBL marinara over bottom of a baking ramekin
  2. Place one of the slices in the ramekin
  3. Spread with 2 TBL marinara2016-03-25 18.11.30
  4. Sprinkle with a bit of shredded cheeses
  5. Place other slice on the cheese
  6. Spread more marinara
  7. Put sliced Provalone over top of marinara
  8. Sprinkle with garlic and onion
  9. Sprinkle with a bit more cheese
  10. Repeat until slices are gone
  11. Drizzle with a bit of EVOO
  12. Put 2-3 toothpicks in so it doesn’t slide apart
  13. Cover and bake at 350º for about 15 minutes
  14. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes
  15. Top with shreds of Parmesan and a few chiffonades of basil
  16. Serve with Italian bread

Easy Eggplant Parm

  1. Preheat oven to 450º
  2. Peel eggplant and cut into 1/4 inch steaks
  3. Combine 1/2 C panko and 1/4 C shredded Parm
  4. Dip one  side  in egg wash
  5. Put egg washed side into Panko mixture
  6. Put on lightly oiled sheet pan – Panko and Parm on top
  7. Bake for 5-8 minutes
  8. Flip so that Panko and Parm are down, and reduce temp to 350º
  9. Top with red sauce and a sheet of Mozzarella cheese
  10. Bake on bottom rack 10-15 minutes
  11. Serve with Italian bread

THIRD PARTY RECIPES

The information below this section is from a third party. It is part of Grandpa's Personal Recipe box. Feel free to browse, but know that this information is from someone else.

• Stuffed Eggplant Rollups

  • Eggplant rollups with Marinara Sauce

• Eggplant or Zucchini Rolls

  • Similar to the above recipe, but individual gnoshes

• Avocado and Eggplant Velouté (soup)

  • A blend of eggplant, onion, garlic, and other spices

• Claudette’s Fried Eggplant

  • An Eggplant Parm by one of our friends

• Pasta Shells Stuffed with Eggplant

  • A flavorful pulp piped into shells, then topped and baked

• Crispy Panko Eggplant

  • Seasoned with Tomato, Provalone and Basil

• Lebanese Eggplant Moussaka

  • A regional favorite

• Eggplant and Zucchini

  • A recipe from Lidia’s Italy

• BBQ Eggplant

  • A vegetarian option to BBQ Steak

• Eggplant (Fagotini/Mantzani) Massimo Orman/Milianzani

  • A nice vegetarian recipe

• Eggplant Relish

  • Great for serving with Pita Chips

• Eggplant Lasagna with Meat Sauce

  • This recipe is good as stated, but you can eliminate the meat if you wish.

• Eggplant Ravioli in Tomato Soup

  • A fairly simple rustic Italian soup

• Eggplant (Fagotini/Mantzani)

  • Similar to other recipes but with a few twists

• Eggplant Rollatini

A submission from AllRecipes

Tossed Eggplant

  • A great side for chicken or beef

Eggplant Babaganoush

  • One of the first ways Eggplant was ever prepared

Garden Skillet Supper

  • Featuring our good friend “The Eggplant”

Kansas City Sweet BBQ Sauce

  • 2 C Sir Kensington ketchup (or Heintz)
  • 2 C tomato sauce (Hunts Basil, Garlic and Tomato is good)
  • 1 1/4 C brown sugar
  • 3/4 C red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 C Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/4 C apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 C Grandma’s unsulfured molasses
  • 3 tsp hickory-flavored liquid smoke
  • 2 TBL Tilamook butter
  • 2 cloves grated garlic
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard or dry mustard
  • 1 TBL grated Vidalia onion
  • 1 TBL Grandpa’s Thunder Powder
  • 1/2 tsp celery seed
  • 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground clove
  • Juice from one lemon
  1. Put into blender and puree.
  2. Start on low
  3. Brush onto meat during the last 5 minutes

Jack Daniels Savory BBQ Sauce

aka Tennessee BBQ Sauce

Ingredients

  • 1/2 C Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey plus 1 TBL
  • 4 cloves garlic – minced or grated
  • 1/2 C Vidalia onion – minced or grated
  • 2 C Sir Kensington ketchup (or Heintz)
  • 1/3 C white vinegar
  • 3/4 C fancy molasses
  • 1/2 C brown sugar
  • 4 Roma tomatoes (oven baked)
  • 3 TBL Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp Liquid Smoke
  • 1 tsp Frank’s Red Hot Sauce – Cayenne Pepper sauce
  • 1 TBL Grandpa’s Thunder Powder
  1. Put roma tomatoes halved and face up on baking sheet
    . Drizzle with oil and Sprinkle with salt
  2. Add entire head of garlic . Cut off top
    . Drizzle with oil and Sprinkle with salt . Wrap in foil
  3. Add large quartered onion
    . Drizzle with oil and Sprinkle with salt . Wrap in foil
  4. Bake all at 350° for an hour
  5. Blend with 1 TBL Grandpa’s Thunder Powder and Cayenne Pepper sauce
  6. Run through a food mill or sieve to remove solids
  7. Transfer liquid to a heavy sauce pan
  8. Add the following
    • 1/2 C lemon juice with zest
    • 1/2 C Jack Daniels
    • 1/2 C brown sugar
    • 1/4 C Grandma’s Unsulfured Molasses
    • 1 TBL Worchestershire sauce
    • 1/2 tsp Liquid Smoke
    • 1 TBL  dried mustard powder
  9. Bring the contents to a slow boil, then reduce heat and simmer (uncovered, on low) for 20-30 minutes
  10. Stir in 1 TBL Jack Daniel’s and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
  11. Brush onto the meat, poultry, seafood of your choice for grilling.

Fresh Pepper BBQ Sauce

Fresh Pepper BBQ Sauce

Chipotle *
Pasilla *
Hatch, New Mexico *
Anaheim or Poblano *
1 onion – chopped small
1 entire head of garlic
* peppers should be blackened and skins, seeds and stems removed
1/4 C molasses
1/4 C brown sugar
1 C bourbon
3 C ketchup
1/3 C apricot jam (or fresh apricots with skins removed)
Simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes
Blend – For smoother sauce, put everything through a food mill

Classic Texas Style Rib Sauce

1/4 C onions – minced
1/ TBL butter
1/2 C white wine or Jack Daniels whiskey
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
2 tsp cayenne powder
2 tsp chili powder
2 TBL white vinegar
1 tsp chipotle
1 tsp dry mustard
1 TBL molasses
4 tbl Worcestershire,
3 cloves garlic
1 6 oz can tomato paste or 2 cu tomato juice

Cook 30 minutes or reduce until thickened

Optional: Add 2 TBL blackberry Jam

Savory BBQ Sauce

6 OZ (3/4 CU) tomato paste
6 OZ beef or chicken stock (homemade)
6 OZ water
1 lime – zested and juiced (no seeds though)
1/4 CU orange juice
1/4 CU cider vinegar
1/4 CU sugar
1-2 TBL cayenne pepper Durkee or Red Hot sauce
4 cloves garlic (chopped big to remove, or minced to stay)
1/4 onion (big pieces – will be removed)
1 tsp instant coffee
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp cumin
1/4 CU Jack Daniels southern whiskey

Instructions
1. Stir all over med heat until it almost comes to a boil.
2. Cover and simmer for one or two hours until sauce thickens and coats the back of a spoon.

Pretzel Bread

“Like a pretzel, this bread has a salty brown crust and a tender texture–perfect for sandwiches.”

Ingredients

  • Dough:
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 envelope Fleischmann’s(R) RapidRise Yeast
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour, or more as needed

Boiling Solution:

  • 3 quarts water
  • 3/4 cup baking soda
  • Egg Wash:
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon water

Directions

  1. Heat milk and butter until warm (100 degrees to 110 degrees F); the butter will not completely melt.
  2. Combine with undissolved yeast and brown sugar in a large mixer bowl.
  3. Stir in salt and 2 cups flour, beat for 3 minutes.
  4. Gradually add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
  5. Knead on a floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  6. Place in a greased bowl, cover and let rise for 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
  7. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  8. Combine boiling solution and bring to a boil.
  9. Punch dough down and divide into 2 equal pieces.
  10. Form each piece into a tight, smooth ball.
  11. Boil each loaf in the solution for 2 minutes, turning after 1 minute.
  12. Remove loaves from pot using a slotted spoon and place on a greased baking sheet.
  13. Brush with egg wash and cut a cross in the top.
  14. Bake for 15 minutes then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees F and bake an additional 10 to 12 minutes until the loaves are evenly browned.
  15. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack.

Chantilly Cream

Basically whipped cream and bourbon.

  • 1 C heavy whipping cream
  • 1 TBL granulated sugar
  • 2 TBL bourbon
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Put ingredients in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and beat until soft peaks begin to form.
Cover and refrigerate until serving.

Banana Bowl

Ingredients:

  • 2 cu skim milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1/3 cu sugar
  • 3 tbl corn starch

Instructions:

Slice & line bowls deeply. Whisk over simmering water until ribbons start to form about 10 minutes, will also increase in volume. Ladle over bananas into bowls, poke bananas down, refrigerate for 1 hour (better overnight). Tunk air bubbles out, cover & refriderate.

Special Steps:

Serve with whipped cream and crumbled cookies.

Chicken Under A Brick

Ingredients:

  • 3 lb whole chicken (no need to brine)
  • 1 tsp parsley
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1 tsp Grandpa's Thunder Powder or Arghhh Powder
  • 1 TBL AP flour
  • 1 TBL tomato paste
  • 1/2 onion
  • 1/4 C apple cider vinegar
  • Lemon Baste (recipe below)
  • 1 ½ red potatoes (cut)
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • 1 large (or two Roma) tomatoes

Step by Step:

  1. Cut out back bone/w poultry shears, work from tail to neck.
  2. Flip back over and open skin side up.
  3. Flatten w/ hand & hammer, cover w/ wrap to protect skin.
    Season w/salt, pepper, Grandpa's Thunder Powder or Arghhh Powder, or whatever seasoning you prefer.
  4. Cook skin side down in 1 tsp oil @ high heat.
  5. Set dutch oven or cast iron skillet on top of chicken.
    Traditionally, use a brick wrapped in foil.
  6. Heat down to med and cook 15 min.
  7. Flip w/both legs, remove from skillet.
  8. Pour out most grease.
  9. Put potatoes and onion in pan and toss w/parsley, salt, thyme, etc.
  10. Sprinkle with flour, and stir just a bit.
  11. Put chicken on top of potatoes, skin side up.
  12. Add tomato paste, 1/2 C water and vinegar to pan.
  13. Brush with thyme, lemon baste
  14. Cover and cook @ 350° for 30 min., remove chicken and continue cooking potatoes for 10 more minutes if they need it.  Potatoes should be soft.

Special Steps:

Lemon Baste: 2 tsp oil, garlic, 1 ½ tsp thyme, pepper flakes, lemon juice, ½ tsp salt, ¼ tsp black pepper.

Apple Tart

Title of Recipe: Apple Tart

Ingredients:
Frozen puff pastry
3 granny smith apples (peel, core & slice ¼” thick)
1/3 cu granulated sugar
eggs (w/ egg yolk separated)
Jelly
2 tbl butter

Instructions:
Roll out frozen puff pastry, that’s been thawed, rolled out w/o unfolding to twice size. Trim edges. Put onto baking sheet, refrig for 10 minutes. Mix apples w/ 1/3 cup sugar, egg wash, brush entire thing but don’t drip over edges. Score edge ½” all around, don’t cut through. Layout apples, dot top w/ 2 tbl butter, cut into pieces, put into over for 35 min.

Special Steps:
To glaze, water & jelly, heat and paint on.

Couscous

Title of Recipe: Couscous

Ingredients:
1 CU couscous
1 TBL olive or peanut oil
1 radish (diced)
6 peanuts (crushed)
1 TBL parsley (dried)
1 cherry tomato (diced)
1 chives (diced)
8 yellow raisins (coarsely chopped)
fond – remains of fried pork chop

Instructions:
1. Cook couscous
2. Add remaining ingredients and toss

Orange – Blueberry Marmalade

Note:  This is my recipe with a few enhancements from Bobby Flay.

Ingredients
8 oranges (washed and zested)
2 lemons (washed and zested)
2 cups sugar (per ea cup of fruit)

1 C blueberries – for near the end

Step by Step

  • Wash and zest your oranges and lemons.
  • Put the zest into a LARGE pan or kettle with 1 C water to soak for about an hour
  • Cut up sections of fruit, discarding the pith and internal segment walls.
  • Add fruit into the pan with the zest
  • Bring water to boil, lower heat, simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Add blueberries and sugar to the pan.
    • For each cup of fruit, add 1 cup sugar.
  • Add pectin per instructions on the pectin package
  • Stir vigorously
  • Cook over high heat until it sheets from spoon or candy thermometer reads 221°.
  • Turn marmalade into hot sterilized prepared canning jars

Stollen

Title of Recipe: Stollen

Ingredients:
2 cup milk
1 pkg dry yeast
1 ½ cup flour
3 eggs
1cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 cup melted shortening
1 cup raisins
½ cup citron
¼ cup orange rind
¼ cup lemon rind
½ cup blanched almonds
2 tsp Grandpa’s CinnaSugar®
5 ¾ cup flour
powdered sugar
candied fruit

Instructions:
Scald, cool to lukewarm 2 cups milk, soften 1 pkg dry yeast in ¼ cup lukewarm water. Let stand 5 min, then add to milk. Stir in 1 ½ cup flour. Keep in warm place until bubbly. Blend in 3 beaten eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup melted shortening. Add 1 cup chopped raisins, ½ cup citron, ¼ cup orange rind, ¼ cup lemon rind, ½ cup blanched almonds.

Dredge w/1/4 cup flour, add to sponge w/juice and rind of 1 lemon, sift together 5 ¾ cup sifted flour, ¼ tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp nutmeg. Stir into sponge to make stiff dough, turn out on floured board, knead until smooth, add more flour if necessary. Put in greased bowl, cover w/damp cloth. Let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, about 2 hours. Punch down, shape into 6 loaves w/half of dough put in greased 3×4” pans. Braid wreath on greased cookie sheet. Let rise until doubled in bulk. Bake in 375° oven, 30 minutes. Frost w/powdered sugar icing.

Special Steps:
Decorate with candied fruit.

Spritzkuchen

Title of Recipe: Spritzkuchen

Ingredients:
2/3 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
2 egg yolks (well beaten)
½ tsp salt
½ lemon (grated rind and juice)
¾ cup finely grated almonds
2 cup sifted flour

Instructions:
Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, salt, lemon rind and juice and almonds. Beat until mixture becomes thick and lemon colored. Add flour and mix well. Fill cookie press & force through star design onto ungreased cookie sheets. If cookie press is not available, drop. Bake at 325° for 15 min.

Meat Loaf

Title of Recipe: Meat Loaf

Ingredients:
2/3 cup dry bread crumbs
1 cup milk
1 ½ – 2 lbs ground beef
2 beaten eggs
onion salt, etc.
½ tsp sage
¼ cup brown sugar
¼ cup catsup
¼ tsp nutmeg
1 tsp dry mustard

Instructions:
Bake in greased pan at 350° for 45 min.

Special Steps:
Piquant sauce. ¼ c brown sugar, ¼ cup catsup, ¼ tsp nutmeg and 1 tsp dry mustard.

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