Terong Balado

Ingredients and Instructions

1 lg Eggplant

3 Garlic cloves,

-sliced or chopped 4 T Onion, chopped

1 1/2 c Tomatoes (fresh), ripe

1 t Sugar

1 t Salt

2 t Red hot chili peppers,

-fresh 1/2 c Water

2 T Vegetable oil

Cut the eggplant into long quarter-round strips. Bake them at 400 200 for 20-25 minutes, or until they are soft but not mushy.

Meanwhile, in a bowl, mix the onion, garlic, tomatoes, salt, sugar, peppers and water and mash with a wooden spoon until it forms a coarse paste. Fry the tomato paste in the oil until the liquid is reduced (about 10 minutes). Pour the sauce over the eggplant and serve immediately NOTES: * Indonesian baked eggplant in chili sauce -- I got this recipe originally from an Indonesian cookbook. It's a nice way to cook eggplant. : Difficulty: easy. : Time: 30 minutes. : Precision: Measure the spices. : Brian Reid : DEC Western Research Laboratory, Palo Alto CA : decwrl!reid -or- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. : Mallison (tektronix!moiram) : Organization: Tektronix, Inc. Beaverton, Or : Copyright (C) 1986 USENET Community Trust