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Baked Aubergines in Chocolate

Recipe by Jamie Oliver from Oliver's Twist

This is an Italian pudding taught to me by my great friend Gennaro Contaldo – aubergines with chocolate sounds a bit strange, but it tastes fantastic. For this recipe my mate at the Chocolate Society in London recommended a 64% Maujari chocolate, which is made from a different bean to the 70% chocolate. If you can’t get this, use best-quality cooking chocolate (70% cocoa solids).

Serves 6

Ingredients

Aubergines

12 finger Aubergines washed

Chocolate sauce:

5 tablespoons Brandy
500 ml Double cream
3 tablespoons Sugar
200 g best-quality cooking Chocolate 70% cocoa solids, finely chopped

Filling

225 g Ricotta
115 g candied Fruit roughly chopped
1 tablespoon Sugar
115 g best-quality cooking Chocolate 70% cocoa solids, chopped
Fresh raspberry to serve

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Method

Aubergines

Fill a saucepan with boiling water and place a bamboo steamer over it. Place the aubergines in a single layer in the steamer, put a lid on, and steam for about 5 minutes until softened. Remove from the heat and allow to cool.

Chocolate sauce:

To prepare the chocolate sauce, simmer the brandy on a high heat, pour in the cream and turn off the heat. Once the cream is tepid, add the chocolate and sugar and stir in until it is all melted.

Filling

Prepare the filling by mixing the ricotta with the candied fruits. Sweeten with the sugar and mix in the chocolate.
Run a knife along each aubergine to create a pocket (do not cut all the way through), then open out and fill with the ricotta. Fill each aubergine and arrange in a serving dish with the stalks sticking out. Whisk the chocolate sauce, pour over the aubergines (not covering the stalks), and chill in the fridge for 3 hours.
To serve, spoon on to a plate and serve with fresh raspberries.

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Recipe Rating

Preparation Time: 15M

Cooking Time: 10M

What do you think?

nel 9 months ago

it is very challenging to try and taste this dish...i saw one cooking show , prepared by an italian chef also, the aubergine is sliced, then shallow fried..arrange into a platter then drizzle the chocolates.....yummy!!!

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Abbie4 February 2011

These aubergines aren't baked

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