Best 4 Basic Italian Eggplant Stew Recipes

COZY EGGPLANT STEW

Steps:

• Coat the bottom of a large pot with the oil and place it over medium heat.
• Give the oil a minute to heat up, then add the eggplant and onion. Give everything a stir to coat the veggies evenly with the oil.
• Cook the eggplant and onion for about 10 minutes, stirring frequently, until the eggplant is very tender.
• Add the garlic, cumin, paprika, coriander, and red pepper flakes. Stir well and cook everything for about a minute, until the garlic becomes very fragrant.
• Stir in the broth, tomatoes, tomato paste, and chickpeas. Raise the heat and bring the liquid to a boil.
• Lower the heat and allow the stew to simmer for about 30 minutes, until the eggplant is very tender and the stew has thickened up a bit, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the spinach and cook the stew for about 3 minutes more, until the spinach has wilted.
• Remove the pot from heat and season the stew with salt and pepper to taste.
• Ladle into bowls and serve.

ITALIAN VEGETABLE STEW (CIAMBOTTA)

Steps:

• Heat oil in a 7-to 8-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat until it shimmers. Add onions, celery, carrots, and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 10 minutes. Add eggplant and water and cook, covered, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is slightly softened, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes with juice and bell peppers, then reduce heat to low and cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook green beans in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan of well-salted boiling water until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl. Add zucchini to boiling water and cook until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to bowl with green beans. Add potatoes to boiling water and cook until just tender, about 10 minutes. Drain and add to beans and zucchini.
• Add boiled vegetables to stew and simmer, stirring, until all vegetables are very soft, about 15 minutes. Season with 1 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

BASIC ITALIAN EGGPLANT STEW

Steps:

• Cube the eggplant and toss with lemon juice promptly to prevent browning. Toss cubes with salt and leave to rest in a strainer for 30 to 60 minutes.
• While the cubes rest, brown the ground turkey and onions in a large deep pan. Add the tomato sauce, Italian seasoning, and pepper to the pot and simmer over low heat.
• Rinse the cubes very well and press them firmly with paper towels to remove as much liquid as possible.
• Combine eggplant with the sauce and cook for 20-30 minutes over medium-low heat. The longer you cook the stew, the softer the eggplant will become.
• The mixture can also be baked in the oven at 375 degrees for 5-40 minutes or on low in the crockpot for 4 to 6 hours.

QUICK AND HEARTY EGGPLANT STEW

Steps:

• Partially skin eggplant and cut into cubes; set aside.
• Mix curry powder, coriander, garam masala, cumin, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Start rice: bring beef stock, scallions, and ginger to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in rice and kosher salt. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Continue with stew: coat the bottom of a heavy pan with oil. Add onion and garlic and warm over medium heat until aromatic, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir eggplant into the onion mixture; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 6 minutes. Remove cover and stir in tomatoes; simmer, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes. Stir in black beans and 1/2 of the scallions; the stew should be pretty thick at this point because of the tomatoes.
• Add 1 cup beef stock and stir in spice mix. Boil, stirring occasionally, for several minutes. Add up to 1 cup more beef stock as the stew cooks down to get the thickness you desire. About 1 minute before serving, stir in cilantro and remaining scallions to add flavor throughout.
• Serve stew over cooked rice.