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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut and discard the stems of the eggplants and make a small lengthwise slit in each one. | 2. Place the eggplants in a large bowl and add 1/4 c of the lemon juice plus enough cold water to cover. | 3. Set a plate over the eggplants to keep them submerged and set aside to soak for 1 hour. | 4. Bring a large pot of water to boil over high heat. | 5. Drain the eggplants and drop them into the boiling water. | 6. Boil until they are squeezable but still firm, 10 minutes. | 7. Drain and plunge them into cold water to cool. | 8. Insert an almond into the slit in each eggplant. | 9. Mix the sugar, honey, cinnamon stick, cloves, thyme, 2 1/2 c water and the remaining 1/4 c lemon juice in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat. | 10. Add the eggplant and reduce heat slightly and simmer briskly until the eggplants are soft, 5 minutes. | 11. Remove from the heat. Discard the cinnamon stick and thyme sprigs and set the eggplants aside to cool. Cover the pot and set it aside at room temperature overnight. | 12. The next day, strain the liquid into a large saucepan. | 13. Set the strainer with the eggplants over a bowl. | 14. Bring the liquid to a boil over medium-high heat, then reduce the heat and simmer until soft threads form, (240 F on a candy thermometer or 8-12 minutes). | 15. Add the eggplants and any collected juices to the pan and cook until the liquid is thick enough to coat a spoon or about 10 minutes. | 16. Remove from heat and set aside to cool. | 17. Transfer to storage jars. | 18. It will keep in the refrigerator for several weeks. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
baby eggplant	2			50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
lemon juice	1/2	cup		26.84	8.418	0.42700000000000005	0.2928
almond	50		blanched	96356.0	0.0	0.0	10900.0
sugar	3	cups		2417.94	604.788	0.0	0.0
honey	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
cinnamon	3	inches		-	-	-	-
clove	6			34.524	8.2568	0.7522	1.6380000000000001
thyme sprig	2			50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
water	2 1/2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.