Aubergine ‘Steak’ with Sourdough Molé and Hazelnuts Recipe - Great British Chefs

Ingredients

• 4 aubergines
• 8 tbsp of olive oil
• sea salt to taste
• 1kg sourdough, roughly chopped into 2 inch pieces
• 2 garlic bulbs, cloves peeled
• 150g of walnuts
• 150g of hazelnuts
• 100g of sunflower seeds
• 50g of sesame seeds
• 4 dried ancho chillies, halved and de-seeded
• 5 dried pasilla chillies, halved and de-seeded
• 250g of tomato paste
• 30g of ground cinnamon
• 30g of ground cumin
• 20g of smoked paprika
• 500g of olive oil, plus a little extra for frying
• honey to taste
• orange zest to taste
• 70g of pumpkin seeds
• 15g of Maldon salt
• 10g of pul biber chilli flakes
• 100g of sesame seeds
• 2 tbsp of cumin seeds
• 2 tbsp of coriander seeds
• 2 tbsp of fennel seeds
• 2 tsp Maldon salt
• 160g of roasted hazelnuts
• 1 tsp black peppercorns