Hanukkah starts this Sunday at sundown, so are you ready? Over the past couple of weeks we have talked about deep fried sweets that you can prepare for Hanukkah, but if you have a more savory palette then this week’s blog is for you. Today I’d like to talk about one of my favorite recipes, fried eggplant.
Fried Eggplant
Ingredients
Directions
1. Wash, peel and slice your eggplants into ¼ inches slices. Lay the slices on a pile of paper towels and sprinkle with salt. Allow the pieces to sit for a few minutes. This will draw out the bitterness of the eggplant and help sweat out some of the moisture.
2. Pat the slices with the paper towels to remove extra salt and moisture.
3. Crack two eggs in a bowl and beat. Place bread crumbs in another container.
4. Heat about 2 tbsp of olive oil in a frying pan until it shimmers.
5. Use a pair of tongs to pick up a slice of eggplant, dip it in the egg wash and then dredge through the bread crumbs. Then set in the oil. Repeat with the other pieces. Don’t overload the frying pan, you will need to fry your eggplant in batches. Each side will take one or two minutes, then flip and fry the other side. Add oil as needed.
This is one of many great parve Jewish recipes that you can make for Hanukkah.