Babaganoush? (Spelled TOTALLY wrong)

Yeah, I saw this show on BBQing, and this guy barbequed an eggplant until the the outside was charred, and then made some mean looking baba...babaga.....whatever, with it. It looked sooooooo good, anyone have any experience with this? Or just some recipies for it in general? thanks.

 

oh man. babaganoosh is great and EASYYYY.
my dad and i make it allllll the time. we're big into pita, hummus, and baba with every meal. anything tastes good between these.
all you gotta do is microwave the eggplant. dont NUKE it, but maybe a minute or two. the inside will get reallly soft. when you take it out, the skin should be able to peel RIGHT off, if not very easily. you'll have the meat and seeds, have it in a bowl of some sort. then put some mayo (of your liking, but not too much), and even some tahina (another israeli spread). you dont need to put the tahina, it just tastes a little better. then you gotta mix in some garlic(however much you like, i'm a garlic guy myself), a little pepper, and DILL! you gotta put dill to make that goooood ol' babaganoosh. mix it all together, and you're SET. what we do, also, is squeeze a little lemon juice into it, but if you do that, you gotta make sure to finish it in maybe a week or so. as you can see, there are no exact measurements and whatnot... we never use them, and baba isn't reallly something that needs it. fool around with these ingredients, and you'll be spreading some delicious babaganoosh over your pita, vegi's, or even meats. yum. enjoy.

 

i LOOOOOOOVE baba ganouj! i'll bake the eggplant, or sometimes grill it. grilled eggplant makes the best baba ganouj. mash it up & puree it with garlic, lemon, tahini, and olive oil. add a pinch or cayenne for a little spice. garnish it with chopped parsley or cilantro & a drizzle of olive oil.


i think i'll walk to the public market today & see if that lady has anymore of those organic eggplants. now i want some baba ganouj too!

 

your way sounds tastey!!!
i'm going to try it next time.=)

 

Thats it, me and my buddies are gonna make some of it sometime this week. Thanks for the help!

 

I love babaganoush!!! It's one of my fav dips/spreads. I love middle eastern/greek food generally. I've had a variation that was Greek , it was more puree with olive oil & seasoning. I prefer the middle eastern version with tahini in it. I love tahini, tzatziki, kibby, hummus, falafel, tabouleh, all that great stuff! Yum.

 

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[size=+1]Ingredients:[/size]

1 large eggplant

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

4-5 tablespoons tahini

2 cloves garlic

1 1/2 teaspoons of salt

1/4 cup fin chopped fresh parsley


[size=+1]Instructions: [/size]

Remove green leafy part around stem of the eggplant but do not remove the stem.

Place in a hot oven 450 degrees about 15 to 20 minutes or until soft. Allow to cool.

Carefully remove the skin while holding the stem. Mash the pulp thoroughly with a fork

or you may use a food processor. Gradually beat in the lemon juice alternately with the tahini.

Crush the garlic with salt and mix into a paste. Blend the garlic/salt mixture into the eggplant mixture. Adjust salt to taste.

Best way to eat: Pour mixture into shallow serving dishes and garnish with chopped parsley. Serve with pita bread, fresh or toasted.



MagnanimityMan, Tahini is Middle Eastern not Israeli

 

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Thanks for the properly spelled version!​