Crispy Eggplant
A Filipino dinner. Ready in about 1 hour 18 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 1 hr 13 minPrep (about)
- 5 minCook (about)
- 1 hr 18 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Fresh & other
- 1 egg plant
- 1 cup breadcrumbs
- 1 ¾ oz sesame seeds
- 2 eggs
Sauces & oils
- For frying vegetable oil
Spices & seasonings (2): salt, pepper
- To taste salt
- To taste pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Slice eggplant in ½ inch (0.4-inch) slices.
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Place them in a bowl.
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Sprinkle them with salt.
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Let it sit for 30 min to render some of their liquid plus bitterness, 2.
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After 30 min wash eggplant slices from salt plus pat dry with a kitchen towel, 3.
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In a big bowl/plate place breadcrumbs and sesame seeds.
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In another bowl beat 2 eggs using pinch salt and pepper, 4.
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Heal oil in a large pan over high heat, 5.
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Dip eggplant slices in egg, in crumbs.
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Place in hot oil.
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Fry 2 to 3 min on each side, until golden.
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Drain on a paper towel.
On the side: Steamed rice
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (25 min)
- Rinse the rice. Simmer it covered in water (2 cups per cup of rice) for about 18 minutes, then let it sit 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.