Rick Stein and aubergines.......

They always taste disgustingly slimy though........
I'd love to like them but the texture and taste is so off-putting, am I the only one to have eaten badly cooked aubergines ?

I add aubergine to cubed sweet potato, courgette, garlic and onion. Coat in a drop of olive oil and into the oven to roast. Lovely with lasagne.

even though I can't stand Rick Stein. Mamie

Perhaps he'd taste better baked or grilled with a cheese topping

They do absorb a lot of fat if you fry them, so, as Mamie says, they are too rich then,
Grilled, barbecued or - I haven't tried this but I will - baked in the oven.

I love aubergines and tend to cook them in a glug of oil in the oven, because I think they are too rich when fried. We have them as part of a main dish or as an accompaniment at least twice a week. I am making moussaka tomorrow and I cook the aubergine in the oven, make a light meat sauce with fresh tomatoes and mozzarella instead of cheese sauce.
i am watching it too and the food in Turkey looks fabulous even though I can't stand Rick Stein.

Yes, yes!!

Sliced, brushed with olive oil and seasoning and then barbecued - well, as my SIL bbqs them