{"id":624,"date":"2009-10-05T20:53:26","date_gmt":"2009-10-06T00:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/?p=624"},"modified":"2009-10-06T21:15:15","modified_gmt":"2009-10-07T01:15:15","slug":"eggplant-rolls-with-spicy-tomato-sauce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/eggplant-rolls-with-spicy-tomato-sauce\/","title":{"rendered":"Eggplant Rolls with Spicy Tomato Sauce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Type of dish: Main Dish<\/em><\/p>\n<p>1 clove garlic, minced<br \/>\n1\/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes<br \/>\n7 Tablespoons olive oil<br \/>\n1 1\/2 pounds tomatoes, chopped<br \/>\n1\/2 teaspoon sugar<br \/>\n1 teaspoon salt<br \/>\n1 (1 1\/4-lb) eggplant<br \/>\n1 1\/2 cups ricotta (preferably fresh)<br \/>\n1\/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano<br \/>\n3 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil<br \/>\n1\/4 teaspoon black pepper<\/p>\n<p>Make sauce:<br \/>\nCook garlic and red pepper flakes in 1 Tablespoon oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add the tomatoes, sugar, and 1\/2 teaspoon of salt and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens slightly (about 15 to 20 minutes). Stir occasionally.<\/p>\n<p>Grill eggplant while sauce cooks:<br \/>\nHeat grill pan over high heat until hot, or preheat the outdoor gas grill as appropriate.<\/p>\n<p>Peel a 2-inch wide strip of skin off opposite side os the eggplants vertically. Cute each eggplant lengthwise into 8 slices. Brush both sides of each slice with olive oil, then season well with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Grill the slices in batches, turning over once and brushing grilled sides with some of the remaining oil, until golden brown and tender, about 4 minutes, then transfer to a tray.<\/p>\n<p>Assemble eggplant rolls:<br \/>\nStir together cheeses, 2 Tablespoons basil, pepper, and remaining salt in a small bowl. Spread about 3 Tablespoons of the cheese mixture down the length of each slice, leaving a small border around the edge. Roll up each slice, starting with the short end. Serve the rolls topped with sauce and sprinkled with the remaining basil. Serves 4.<\/p>\n<p><em>Recipe courtesy of Gazy Brothers Farm<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of dish: Main Dish 1 clove garlic, minced 1\/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes 7 Tablespoons olive oil 1 1\/2 pounds tomatoes, chopped 1\/2 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 (1 1\/4-lb) eggplant 1 1\/2 cups ricotta (preferably fresh) 1\/2 cup finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano 3 Tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil 1\/4 teaspoon black &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/eggplant-rolls-with-spicy-tomato-sauce\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Eggplant Rolls with Spicy Tomato Sauce<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main-dish"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=624"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":680,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/624\/revisions\/680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gazybrothersfarm.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}