Best 3 Eggplant Gravy Recipes

EGGPLANT RED GRAVY WITH ANCHOVIES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion, bell pepper, garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano, and bay leaf. Cook and stir until the onion is tender.
• Stir in the eggplant, tomatoes (with liquid), tomato paste, mushrooms, and anchovies. Cover, and simmer over low heat until eggplant is tender, about 30 minutes. Stir frequently. When the eggplant is tender, remove the lid, and cook until most of the liquid from the tomatoes has boiled off. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• While the sauce is simmering, bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the pasta, and cook for 4 minutes, or until tender. Drain, and stir in the eggplant gravy. Top with Parmesan cheese, and serve.

SWEET POTATO EGGPLANT GRAVY

Steps:

• Place the drippings and duck skin in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 3 cups of the eggplant and sauté until eggplant starts to get soft, translucent and brown, about 5 minutes, stirring frequently. Add the onions and remaining 1 cup eggplant. cook until the onions start to brown, about 8-10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the finely chopped sweet potatoes. Continue cooking and stirring for 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the bay leaves, 1 teaspoon of the salt, 1 teaspoon each of the white and red peppers, the mustard and thyme. Stir well, scraping the pan bottom as needed.
• Stir in 1 cup of the stock into the vegetables and cook 2 minutes, then add 1 more cup of stock. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup of the sugar and cook 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add another 1 cup of stock and cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1 cup more stock. Cook 10 minutes, then add another 1 cup of stock and cook 10 minutes more, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and simmer 13 minutes. Stir in another 1 cup stock and simmer for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and strain well, forcing as much liquid as possible through the strainer.
• Place the strained gravy in a 2 quart saucepan. Add the diced sweet potatoes and 1 cup stock. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat and simmer 3 minutes, skimming any froth from the surface. Stir in the Grand Marnier and continue simmering for 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the green onions, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, white and red pepper, and the FINAL cup of stock. Bring gravy to a boil and simmer until it reduces to about 3 cups, about 8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Yield: About 3 cups.

EGGPLANT GRAVY

Steps:

• 1. IN A LARGE POT ADD 1/4 CUP OF OLIVE OIL ADD IN CUBED EGGPLANT AND ONION...ON LOW HEAT N COVERED COOK DOWN ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES N MIX EVERY 5 MIN.( U MITE NEED TO ADD ADDITIONAL 1/4 OLIVE OIL.)
• 2. ONCE IT IS SLIGHTLY MUSHY ADD CAN OF CRUSHED TOMATOES AND BASIL. COVERED AND ON LOW HEAT COOK FOR 30 MIN. WE LIKE SPICY SO AT THIS POINT I ADD SOME CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES.
• 3. WITH A STICK BLENDER I PUREE THE GRAVY (I LEAVE IT A LITTLE LUMPY BECAUSE I LIKE TEXTURE)! THEN U ADD THE PARM CHEESE N ADD S&p TO TASTE.(REMEMBER PARM.CHEESE IS SALTY SO EASY ON THE ADDED SALT) POUR ON COOKED PASTA N ENJOY! IF THERE IS LEFTOVER GRAVY PUT IN A ZIPLOCK BAG N FREEZE...WEN NEEDD DEFROST N HEAT UP. ....TASTES JUST LIKE IT WAS FIRST MADE :)