Egg Plant

Ingredients

• Some chopped meat
• A little stale bread
• Salt
• Pepper
• Onions
• Parsley
• Little bit of ham or tongue
• Egg plant

Directions

1. Parboil them, cut them in half and scrape out the soft part, which you put in a bowl.
2. Add to it some chopped meat and a little stale bread.
3. Season with salt, pepper, onions, parsley, and a little bit of ham or tongue. 
4. Put all in the frying-pan for a few moments
5. Put back in the egg-plant shells
6. Sprinkle bread crumbs on top
7. Brown in the oven

Source — Cooking in Old Creole Days.

Prepared by Paul W. Haire

Louisiana Anthology

July 19,2017