Fried Eggplant

Ingredients

1 eggplant

Flour

2 large eggs (add more if needed)

Bread Crumbs

Cooking oil

Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

Peel eggplant

Slice eggplant

Salt eggplant, also known as purging; this draws out the moisture that can cause eggplant to taste bitter and soggy

Coat the eggplant in flour

Dip the coated eggplant into beaten eggs

Dip into breadcrumbs

Fry until golden brown on all sides

For a vegan friendly option:

Skip the egg and coat your eggplant in olive oil before dipping them into vegan breadcrumbs or just with flour!

For those of us trying (trying desperately) to be healthy, you can skip the frying! Once you have your eggplant fully coated spread them out on a baking sheet and drizzle a nice amount of olive oil on them and toss lightly until all the eggplant is coated. Pop in the oven for about 10 minutes on 375 or until golden brown.

Serve eggplant with fresh marinara along side spaghetti and marinara for Eggplant Marinara!

Happy Eating Folks

Fin!