Baked Aubergines With Tomatoes, Tarragon and Creme Fraiche
"From 'A Year in my Kitchen' by Skye Gyngell, serve just warm with brown rice, garlicky yoghurt and a bitter leaved salad or as a side with grilled beef. Please see "Recipe #348582" for Roasted Spice mix"
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 kg aubergines
- 1⁄3 cup olive oil
- 50 g unsalted butter
- 1 kg ripe tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
- 400 ml creme fraiche
- 2 tablespoons tarragon leaves, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons flat leaf parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped chives
- 1⁄2 tablespoon lemon thyme leaves, finely chopped
- 50 g parmesan cheese, freshly grated
directions
- Slice Aubergine into 1 cm rounds, lay in colander and sprinkle with salt, leave for 30 mins then pat dry with kitchen towel.
- Heat oil in a large fry pan (should be about a 1 cm depth so add more oil if needed) over med high heat, fry aubergines a few at a time until golden on both sides, Drain on kitchen paper.
- Melt butter in another saucepan and add the chopped tomatoes and garlic and season well with salt and pepper, cook for 15 mins until soft.
- Put the creme fraiche in a small pan and bring to boil over a med heat. Allow to bubble until reduced by a third, take off heat and add all the herbs and half of the parmesan, taste for seasoning.
- Preheat oven to 180°C Line the bottom of a large oven proof baking dish with aubergines, follow with thin coating of tomato sauce and a sprinkling of parmesan, continue layering in this way finishing with tomato sauce. Pour over the creme fraiche and sprinkle with remaining parmesan.
- Let the dish sit for a few minutes to allow the flavours to get aquainted!
- Place in oven and bake for 20-25 mins till golden brown.
- Allow to stand for 5 mins then drizzle with a little extra good Virgin Olive Oil.
- Do not serve this dish too hot.
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