Eggplant, chocolate, stale bread, pomegranate. Are you serious? Well this one took a bit of thinking but I finally came up with a combination I was happy with...although Bryan was not impressed with todays lunch. He is not a fan of eggplant. I really enjoyed the texture and taste. To check out all the entries go to Domestic Goddess who is hosting Paper Chef this month.
Chilli and choclate chicken on fried eggplant with a Pomegranate and chocolate sauce and fried bread crumbs.
Ingredients
2 small chicken breasts
1 teaspoon of chilli powder
1 teaspoon Valrhona coco powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 eggplant sliced and salted
4 tablespoons of fresh breadcrumbs made with stale bread
1 tablespoon olive oil
Dressing
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
1 tespoon honey
2 squares dark Valrhona chocolate
4 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon water
pinch of salt
Breadcrumbs
Fry breadcrumbs in 1 tablespoon olive oil.
Set aside
Dressing
Melt chocoalte and add rest of ingredients.
Stir to blend.
Set aside
Chicken
Warm 1 tablespoon olive oil in pan and add chilli and coco powder and fry over heat for a minute.
Add diced chicken breast to pan and stir fry until cooked.
Keep warm while you prepare the eggplant.
Eggplant
Spray slices with olive oil and fry on both sides until cooked through.
Now you should have everthing ready to plate.
To serve
Lay 2 slices of eggplant on plate.
Top with chicken
Spoon over some dressing
Sprinkle with fried breadcrumbs.
