Braised Celery With Aubergine (eggplant)

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 aubergines, cut in chunks
• salt and pepper
• 1 head celery, sliced
• 2 onions, chopeed
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 ounces butter
• 1/2 pint dry white
• 1/2 pint vegetable stock (or chicken)
• 6 sage leaves, shredded
• 4 ounces walnuts, chopped to serve
• 2 ounces breadcrumbs, to serve
• 2 ounces blue stilton cheese, crumbled to serve
• parsley, to serve

Recipe

• 1 place aubergines in a colander, sprinkle with saltg and set aside for 30 minute.
• 2 rinse and drain.
• 3 cook celery, onions carrots and bay leaf in a casserole dish for 20 minute.
• 4 add aubergines and mix well.
• 5 cook for 5 minute.
• 6 stir in , stock, and sage.
• 7 bring to the boil, reduce heat and cover.
• 8 simmer for 45 min or until veg is tender.
• 9 (if you are chilling do so now) if not.
• 10 to serve, mix the walnuts, breadcrumbs, stilton cheese and parsley, sprinkle the topping over the hot vergetables and grill until browned.