Maw Maws Eggplant Dressing Recipes

MAW MAW'S EGGPLANT DRESSING

Steps:

• 1. Brown ground beef and add onion and bell pepper as you brown it. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 2. Boil whole eggplants until tender.
• 3. When eggplants are tender, peel and cut into bite size chunks. ( I like to remove the seeds but this is optional)
• 4. Add eggplant to meat mixture and add rice. Simmer another 10 minutes. Add salt, pepper and red pepper to taste.
• 5. *Hint - If you prefer using bread to rice, use 3 slices stale or toasted white bread. Wet bread and squeeze out water. Add bread to meat mixture and cook 10 minutes.

EGGPLANT DRESSING

Steps:

• Place peeled eggplant in cold, salty water. Set rice to cook.
• Brown ground meat in a medium size pot. After the meat is browned and drained, add the onion and bell pepper with the cooked, ground meat and cook for 5 minutes or until the onion is soft and translucent..
• Add the eggplant, salt, pepper, parsley and onion tops to the browned beef and cook for 10 minutes or more until eggplant is soft and tender.
• Add the cooked rice to the meat and eggplant mixture and serve!
• If you prefer and for a taste variety, cornbread may be used in place of the rice,

MAW'S EGGPLANT FRITTERS

Steps:

• 1. Peel and cube eggplant.
• 2. Cook in boiling, salted water until tender.
• 3. Drain well and mash.
• 4. Beat eggs.
• 5. Blend in flour, sugar, baking powder, eggplant, salt and pepper.
• 6. Drop by spoonful into cooking oil. Brown on both sides.
• 7. Drain well on paper towels.

MAW MAW'S THANKSGIVING DRESSING

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350F.
• In a very large mixing bowl, combine bread crumbs, crumbled cornbread, crumbled biscuits, yellow onions, celery, green onions, fresh parsley, sage, salt and pepper.
• Toss well.
• Add melted butter and eggs; mix.
• Add chicken broth, a little at a time, mixing lightly, but well.
• Add enough broth to make mixture extra moist.
• Place mixture into a well-greased baking dish.
• Bake about 45 minutes or until top is golden brown.
• ~NOTE~This can be made ahead of time by mixing everything together, placing it in the well-greased baking dish, covering with foil, and refrigerating.
• To bake, remove from refrigerator and let sit at room temperature for about 30 minutes.
• Then, remove foil and bake for about 45 minutes.