Once oil is hot but not smoking, working in batches, lay breaded eggplant into oil and fry until crisp and golden brown on one side, 2-3 minutes. Control heat so oil bubbles steadily.
In this recipe I salt the eggplant slices, not to get rid of bitterness (modern eggplant varieties aren’t bitter) but to collapse the spongy texture a bit so the eggplant slices don’t soak up ...
I'm a recipe ... is prep your eggplant and the oven does all the rest. Eggplant is also one of those veggies that absorbs oil like a sponge, and can often become too oily when fried.
It's also notorious for absorbing oil when it's fried, but that's not a problem with this recipe, where the eggplant is steamed. Mix the cooked eggplant and the sauce at least 30 minutes before ...
Preheat the oven to 180C/160C Fan/Gas 4. For the southern fried chicken, remove the skin from the chicken pieces and slash the flesh with the tip of a sharp knife. Lightly whisk the egg whites ...
Whisk the buttermilk and salt in a bowl until combined. Add the chicken pieces and mix until coated in the buttermilk. Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours, and preferably overnight ...
Here is a story from Paris about eggplant, a summer vegetable. On Sundays, I used to eat a falafel sandwich with fried eggplant on ... your smartphone to view the recipe video in English.