Re: [CH] Ajvar
Perry C. Abernethy (pcabernethy@comcast.net)
Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:55:49 -0600
I wonder if you could use roasted green chile instead of red peppers?
Has anyone tried that? Perry
----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank J. Hashek" <fhashek@comcast.net>
To: "ChileHeads" <chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 2:50 PM
Subject: RE: [CH] Ajvar
> Joy,
>
> While I am a fan of eggplant, I do not find its presence noticeable in
> the
> Ajvar I am using. The pepper flavor and texture predominates. If you
> have
> an ethnic grocery that handles Ajvar, perhaps an examination of the
> ingredients will disclose a lesser content of eggplant in some brands.
> This
> product seems to be native to a wide region stretching from the
> Balkans
> through Turkey (perhaps someone else can verify or elaborate on this
> point).
> There were about a dozen different brands where I bought mine, but I
> do not
> recall the ingredients. Still, I would think that each manufacturer
> and
> country would use a different recipe. If you wanted to make your own,
> probably any mildly flavored vegetable that will yield a similar
> cooked
> texture would be an OK substitute. Probably a peeled and seeded
> zucchini
> might work.
>
> Blue skies,
> Frank
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com
>> [mailto:owner-chile-heads@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Joy
>> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 8:32 AM
>> To: ChileHeads
>> Subject: Re: [CH] Ajvar
>>
>>
>> Can this me made with a substitute for eggplant? I really don't
>> like eggplant.
>>
>> At 09:56 AM 9/15/2004, Myron Menaker wrote:
>>
>> >For the adventurous....I found this recipe for Ajvar in
>> USENET....and now
>> >I know how to pronounce it!
>> >
>> >Sounds to me like a spicy version of "baba ganoush!"
>> >
>> > Myron in Hurricane Alley
>>
>> Bright Blessings!
>>
>> Joy
>>
>
>