Joon's Braised Eggplant Stew - Tastet

Name: Joon's Braised Eggplant Stew - Tastet
Ingredients: 600-700 g (approx 3 to 4) mini eggplants/Italian eggplants; 100 g yellow split peas; 300 g sweet onion, diced; 12 red cherry tomatoes on the vine; 250 ml quality tomato purée, not too liquid; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 1 teaspoon turmeric; ½ tablespoon salt, or more to taste; 1 tablespoon lime juice, or more to taste; 2 cloves garlic, chopped; 200 ml sunflower oil from Quebec; Optional: 1 good pinch of saffron crushed in a mortar and rehydrated in 1 tablespoon of warm water

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Here's Joon's Braised Eggplant Stew recipe. Joon is a restaurant that we love that closed in February 2022. A tribute to chef Erin Mahoney.

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Ingredients

600-700 g (approx 3 to 4) mini eggplants/Italian eggplants
100 g yellow split peas
300 g sweet onion, diced
12 red cherry tomatoes on the vine
250 ml quality tomato purée, not too liquid
½ teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon turmeric
½ tablespoon salt, or more to taste
1 tablespoon lime juice, or more to taste
2 cloves garlic, chopped
200 ml sunflower oil from Quebec
Optional: 1 good pinch of saffron crushed in a mortar and rehydrated in 1 tablespoon of warm water