Lunch - Eggplant Stew

While at college, I once attended some kind of an African Dinner where they served Ethiopian Eggplant Stew. I have never found anything like it since. Until now. My husband just accidentally invented something very much like it. I will be eating this alot from now on:


Eggplant Stew

1 large red onion, sliced and browned
1 medium eggplant, chopped
1/2 medium cauliflower head, chopped
1 cooked chicken breast, diced small
1 cup of chicken stock
2 TB of "sofrito" (1 green pepper, 2 garlic cloves, 1 medium onion blended)
couple grates of ginger
pinch of allspice
2 tsp of cumin powder
3 tsp garam masala
squeeze of lime

salt the eggplant until it sweats (about 1/2 hour). brown the onion and sofrtio in 2 TB of olive oil in cast iron pot, add additional ingredients, and simmer covered on medium for a half hour or until tender.