Fried Eggplant

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Servings: 3 Difficulty: Beginner
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Mediterranean-style light and flavorful appetizer that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Fried Eggplant

Author: chefs-mate Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses:
Difficulty: Beginner
Servings: 3 Calories: 310.0

Description

This Mediterranean appetizer features EGGPLANT 1/2 teaspoon WHITE PEPPER, FINE BREADCRUMBS SALT TO TASTE. It delivers a pleasant kick of heat. Ideal for parties, potlucks, or as a starter before the main course. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Kosher SALTsalt 1 JUMBOjumbo EGGegg 6 tbtb SWEETsweet BUTTERbutter 3/4 STICKstick LEMONlemon WEDGESwedges FORfor GARNISHgarnish 1 cc FLOURflour 1 1/2 tsts LEMONlemon JUICEjuice 1/4 cc CORN,OcornorR OLIVEolive OILoil USINGusing Aa STAINLESSstainless STEELsteel KNIFE,PEEknifepeelL THEthe EGGPLANTeggplant ANDand CUTcut INTOinto ROUNDround HALFhalf INCHinch THICKthick SLICES.YOslicesyouU WILLwill HAVEhave BETWEENbetween SIXsix ANDand EIGHTeight SLICES.PLACslicesplaceE INin Aa COLANDERcolander ANDand SPRINKLEsprinkle LIBERALLYliberally WITHwith COARSEcoarse SALT.LEsaltletT STANDstand FORfor FOURTYfourty FIVEfive MINUTES,SminutessoO THEthe BITTERbitter JUICESjuices CANcan DRAINdrain OFF.USINoffusingG Aa PAPERpaper TOWELtowel WIPEwipe EACHeach SLICEslice DRYdry ONon BOTHboth SIDESsides.
  2. BLENDblend THEthe FLOURflour WITHwith THEthe PEPPERpepper ANDand PLACEplace ONon Aa SHEETsheet OFof WAXwax PAPER.BEApaperbeatT THEthe EGGegg WITHwith THEthe LEMONlemon JUICEjuice INin Aa WIDEwide BOWL;MIbowlmixX THEthe BREADCRUMBSbreadcrumbs WITHwith THEthe THYMEthyme ANDand PLACEplace ONon ANOTHERanother SHEETsheet OFof WAXwax PAPERpaper.
  3. LIGHTLYlightly DREDGEdredge EACHeach SLICEslice OFof EGGPKLANTeggpklant ONon EACHeach SIDEside WITHwith THEthe FLOURflour MIXTUREmixture ONon EACHeach SIDEside ANDand TAPtap OFFoff THEthe EXCESS.DIexcessdipP BOTHboth SIDESsides INTOinto THEthe BEATENbeaten EGG,LETTINegglettingG EXCESSexcess DRIPdrip OFF.DREDGoffdredgeE EACHeach SLICEslice GENEROUSLYgenerously ONon BOTHboth SIDESsides INin THEthe BREADCRUMBS.PLACbreadcrumbsplaceE THEthe BREADEDbreaded EGGPLANTeggplant ONon Aa RACKrack OVERover Aa PLATTERplatter ANDand LEle DRYdry FORfor TENten MINUTESminutes.
  4. HEATheat THEthe BUTTERbutter WITHwith THEthe OILoil INin Aa LARGElarge SKILLET.THskillettheE BUTTERbutter WILLwill ENHANCEenhance THEthe FLAVORflavor OFof THEthe EGGPLANTeggplant ANDand THEthe OILoil WILLwill KEEPkeep THEthe BUTTERbutter FROMfrom BURNING.burningaA THEthe EGGPLANTeggplant ANDand FRYfry SLOWLYslowly UNTILuntil GOLDENgolden BROWNbrown ONon THEthe FIRSTfirst SIDE.TURsideturnN ANDand SLOWLYslowly BROWNbrown THEthe SECONDsecond SIDETHEsidethe TOTALtotal FRYINGfrying TIMEtime SHOULDshould BEbe 15 MINUTES,AFTEminutesafterR WHICHwhich THEthe INSIDEinside SHOULDshould BEbe THOROUGHLYthoroughly COOKEDcooked BUTbut NOTnot MUSHYmushy Aa THEthe OUTSIDEoutside SHOULDshould BEbe MEDIUMmedium GOLDENgolden BROWNbrown ANDand CRISP.DRAIcrispdrainN SLICESslices ONon PAPERpaper TOWELStowels ANDand SPRINKLEsprinkle WITHwith SALTsalt GARNISHEDgarnished WITHwith LEMONlemon SLICESslices

Nutrition Facts

Servings 3

Amount Per Serving
Calories 310.0kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.0g5%
Saturated Fat 0.5g3%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 499.6mg21%
Total Carbohydrate 63.0g21%
Dietary Fiber 6.8g28%
Sugars 1.8g
Protein 9.8g20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: appetizer, blending, breadcrumbs, eggplant, fine, fried, frying, mediterranean, pepper, salt, taste, teaspoon, title, vegan, vegetables, white
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