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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 small eggplant
1/2 lb sausage, bulk
1 small onion, chopped
1 egg, well beaten
1/2 cup breadcrumbs, dry
1 tsp butter (or marg.), melted
1/4 cup cracker crumbs
Directions
Peel eggplant, and cut into 1" cubes; cook in a small amount of
boiling wate 10 minutes or until tender. Drain. Let cool slightly.
Cook sausage and onion until onion is tender and sausage is brown.
Combine eggplant, sausage mixture, egg, and breadcrumbs. Mix well,
and spoon into a greased 1-quart casserole. Combine butter and
cracker crumbs; sprinkle over casserole. Bake at 350 degrees for 25
minutes.
SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the 1970s. Typos by
Nancy Coleman.
Servings: 4
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