HUNGRY GERALD

This is a delicious stuffed eggplant dish favored in the countries of the former Ottoman Empire (Turkey, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Bosnia,  Albania, etc.). Imam Bayildi means “the Imam fainted.” Imam is a  high official and his faint was caused by pleasure when tasting the dish. The recipe–split the eggplant in half vertically. Pan cook it in much olive oil until the interiors are soft and mix the interiors with chopped onions, tomatoes, garlic, mint, parsley, lemon juice, salt and pepper, dash of sugar and more olive oil. Mix and cook without breaking eggplant skins.  Add hot sauce at the table and enjoy with red wine and pita. Don’t faint when tasting.