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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Central American >> Honduran

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Cut eggplant into thin rounds a place on paper towel. | 2. Sprinkle with salt and cover with another paper towel held down by a dinner plate for 20 minutes to remove moisture from the eggplant. | 3. Pat dry with a paper towel and pass the eggplant rounds through the flour. | 4. Heat enough oil in a frying pan to cover the bottom. | 5. Fry until golden and set aside on another paper towel to drain. | 6. Cheese Sauuce: | 7. Melt butter in a sauce pan. | 8. Add the flour to make a roux. | 9. Add the warmed milk a little at a time, stirring constantly. | 10. Add the onion, nutmeg and bay leaf and simmer for about 20 minutes. | 11. Remove from heat, beat in the egg yolk with a wisk, remove the bay leaf and add the cheese. | 12. Season with salt and pepper. | 13. Mix the shrimp into the sauce (the sauce should be should be somewhat thick). | 14. Place the eggplant rounds on a geased cookie sheet and spoon the shrimp/cheese sauce over the rounds. | 15. Bake in a 400 degree F (200 degree C) until golden brown. | 16. Garnish with cilantro and serve. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	1		cut	-	-	-	-
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
flour	2 1/2	1/2		1445.7	316.5135	23.5025	5.609
olive oil				-	-	-	-
shrimp	8	ounces	cleaned raw	160.9333	2.0627	30.8493	2.2893
cilantro				-	-	-	-
butter	2	ounces		323.19	14.8497	10.0983	27.215999999999998
flour	2	tablespoons		1445.7	316.5135	23.5025	5.609
milk	1	cup	warmed	552.0	13.296	5.496	57.216
onion	1/2		chopped	14.0	3.2689999999999997	0.385	0.035
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
nutmeg	1	pinch		0.7219	0.0678	0.008	0.0499
monterey jack cheese	2 1/2	1/2		-	-	-	-
heavy cream	1	tablespoon		51.0	0.41100000000000003	0.426	5.412000000000001
egg yolk	1			54.74	0.6103	2.6962	4.5118
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-

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