Vegetarian Filet Mignon of Eggplant

 

 

Ingredients :

*2 small eggplants

*Half medium onion or two small onions well chopped

*Salt as your wish

*2 medium garlic cloves well chopped

*Vegetable oil

*1/4 tea spoon of cumin 

*Half tea spoon of coriander

*Sweet parika to give a beautiful and hot orange colour to your vegetarian filet in an amount enought to give the appetizing orange wished colour and not get too strong

*Soy sauce called shoyu ( get a brand which doesnt use caramel coloring , as the brand Daimaru , found in Japanese/Chinese store) in a reasonable amount enought to darken the eggplant

Way of to Do:

*Cut the eggplants by half , and after , in medium stripes in vertical direction. After , cut each piece by half in vertical direction

*Pour the stripes in a cauldron with water in an amount enough to cover them and boil them.

*When they got boiled for 10 minutes , turn off the oven and pour in a sieve to drain the water.

*So,  add in a medium pan the vegetable oil , onion , garlic and salt. Mix them until the onion gets transparent.

*Add the cuumin  and coriander and mix well to incorporate them in the previous ingredients

*Pour the eggpplant stripes and mix with the other ingredients

*So, add the shoyu to make it get a darker colour and togheter with the sweet paprika , cause the shoyu has not the caramel coloring which gives a orange colour

*Mix the eggplant stripes to penetrate the shoyu and the paprika in them

*After, turn opff the oven flame and pour it in a beuatiful bowl you like and sreve. Your vegetarian filet mignon is ready. Enjoy !!