Fried Eggplant Slices - Simple And Delicious
From crainny 15 years agoIngredients
- 1 large eggplant. Take care to pick one without dark or soft spots shopping list
- 3-4 large tomatoes, ripe and ready to burst. shopping list
- 3-4 garlic cloves shopping list
- salt, fresh ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- fresh flat leaf parsley - a handful shopping list
- 3-4 tbsp all-purpose flour shopping list
- vegetable oil for frying and dressing, white vinegar shopping list
How to make it
- Slice eggplant fairly thick - up to .5 inch, but no thicker.
- Sprinkle slices generously with salt, place on a cutting board, and press with something heavy for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, mix flour with salt and black pepper.
- Rinse the eggplant slices and pat dry with paper towel.
- Drench each slice in flour mix and fry on medium/high heat in oil. Fry on both sides until flour is well browned and crisp, be careful not to burn.
- Add oil to skillet if necessary, as eggplants drink it pretty fast. Once done cooking, place eggplant slices onto paper towel to get rid of excess oil
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- Prepare dressing:
- Shred tomatoes using a coarse grater, or chop in a food processor, not too fine - like for salsa
- Add minced garlic cloves, salt, pepper, finely chopped parsley, 2-3 tbsp vegetable oil and 2 tbsp white vinegar.
- Stir well, let sit for a few minutes.
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- Arrange eggplant slices in layers on a platter. Pour dressing over each layer as you pile them up. Let sit for a few minutes to soak the tomato juice.
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- Serve fresh with sourdough bread and feta cheese if desire
- Place all fried
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