Smoky, Spicy Pulled Eggplant

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About this Recipe

Cooking Time

90

Prep Time

20

Cuisine

  • North American

Serves

4-6

cooking style

Stove Top

PROTEIN / DIET

An excellent vegetarian alternative to an American Barbecue-style dinner. The meatiness of the eggplants emulates pulled beef or pork so well and make such great flavour carriers. This flavour paste for this has a great combination of salty, smoky, sweet, and hot, with the addition of our Smoked Salt & Chilli Seasoning for an extra flavour hit and kick.

Serve this great dish in buns for amazing burgers, tortillas for some quick tacos, or just alongside some fresh slaw and roasted spuds!

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggplants
  • 2tsp The Spice People’s Smoked Salt & Chilli Seasoning
  • 1tbsp brown sugar
  • 1tbsp hot sauce
  • 1tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 cup good-quality store-bought BBQ sauce – the smokier the better!
  • 1tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 4 large eggplants
  • 4 tsp The Spice People’s Smoked Salt & Chilli Seasoning
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp hot sauce
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 cups good-quality store-bought BBQ sauce – the smokier the better!
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 6 large eggplants
  • 6 tsp The Spice People’s Smoked Salt & Chilli Seasoning
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 tbsp hot sauce
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • 3 cups good-quality store-bought BBQ sauce – the smokier the better!
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

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Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 200c degrees. Place your whole eggplants on a lined baking tray and prick all over with a fork. Bake for 20 minutes, until the skin is super wrinkled and they become much softer. Reduce your oven temperature to 80c degrees.
    Transfer your eggplants to a large bowl and cover tightly with glad wrap, allowing them to sweat for about 10-15 minutes – this process will help to peel the skin off super easily.

  2. When cool, peel the skin completely off your eggplants and trim their stems. Tear the flesh into thick strips and set aside.
    In a bowl, combine your smoked salt seasoning, soy sauce, balsamic, brown sugar, and hot sauce. Add your eggplant strips to a lined baking sheet and add your flavour paste, tossing through to ensure it’s all coated. Back for 45-50 minutes, until the eggplant ends start to dry out.

  3. Increase the oven temperature to 120c degrees. Pour the BBQ sauce over the eggplant and toss to coat. Bake in the oven for a further 15 mins, until the eggplant strips have soaked up all the sauce.
    Serve with your favourite sides and enjoy!

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