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Craig Claiborne's Eggplant au Gratin


Craig Claiborne's
Southern Cooking

Craig Claiborne, 1987, Times Books/
2007 Univ. of Georgia Press

1 eggplant (about 1 pound)
1/2 pound fresh mushrooms
3 1/2 tablespoons butter
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup milk
1/4 cup heavy cream
freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Tabasco to taste
1 egg, lightly beaten
2 tablespoons bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Peel eggplant and cut flesh into 1-inch
cubes, more or less. Drop cubes into boiling salted water and cook about
5 minutes, just until cooked. Drain well.
Meanwhile slice mushrooms. There should be about 2 cups. Heat 1
tablespoon butter in skillet and add mushroom slices. Sprinkle with salt
and 1 teaspoon lemon juice. Cook, stirring and tossing, until mushrooms
give up their juice. Continue cooking until liquid evaporates. Set aside.
Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a saucepan and add flour, stirring with
a wire whisk. Add milk and cream, stirring rapidly with whisk. When
blended and smooth, add salt and pepper, remaining lemon juice, nut-
meg and Tabasco. Stir in mushrooms and eggplant. Stir in egg. Spoon
into baking dish (8-inch pie plate). Sprinkle with mixture of crumbs
and Parmesan, dot with 1 tablespoon butter. Bake 30 to 40 minutes.

  The latest edition (1990) of Craig Claiborne's renowned
New York Times Cookbook, published by HarperCollins:


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from the introduction to Southern Cooking:

"Nothing rekindles my spirits, gives comfort to my heart and mind,
more than a visit to Mississippi... and to be regaled as I often have
been, with a platter of fried chicken, field peas, collard greens, fresh
corn on the cob, sliced tomatoes with French dressing... and to top it
all off with a wedge of freshly baked pecan pie."
 

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