Eggplant Dishes

I like fried eggplant by itself, very good, maybe sprinkle parm on it but skip the sauce. Do you soak yours first in saltwater? I never tried making it myself.

My mom's got some old time southern recipe of a type of eggplant casserole but it's kind of like stuffing, not sure what's in it though.

Yep fried eggplant. Never tried brining it but that sounds like a good idea, as long as you don't over do it.

I tried cooking it for only the second time a week ago. Made a Chicken Cacciatore with eggplant in it. Didn't soak the eggplant in salt water just simply diced one and added to the dish.

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They used to have eggplant parmigiana in company cafeteria where I used to work. I must have eaten at least 10 times during the course the year I spent there.

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Super simple but very tasty! Slice eggplant vertically and place in a Ziplock bag overnight with enough Italian dressing to coat eggplant. Remove and grill! And I don't even like Italian dressing....but it's pretty tasty!

Sounds great. Forgot about that my wife makes a pizza that we grill that she puts eggplant and other veg.'s on on it. Can't remeber if she slighty precooks it before putting on the pizza. It is really good.

rollatini

Moussaka, but sometimes I use potatoes instead of eggplant.

I've never heard of soaking it in a brine. I slice it and lay the cut strips in a colander or paper towel, then sprinkle with salt to draw the water OUT. Then grill top with drizzled olive oil, garlic and chopped mint. Or oven fry by drizzling with olive oil, salt and pepper. In Sicily I saw spaghetti with red sauce rolled in a piece of eggplant, then topped with sauce and cheese. That was very tasty. There is always Baba ghanoush!!

If there is a Uno restaurant close to you, try their roasted eggplant on flatbread pizza. Its made with a pesto sauce. Pretty cool...

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muslim women in turkey must know 100 egg plant recipes before they are allowed to marry.

The only Turkish dish I've had is Babaganoush.

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I forgot to add... There was a Thai restaurant in DC, I used to go to, They had an eggplant appetizer that was made with hardboiled eggs and eggplant topped with peanuts.

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I saw a lot of threads about eggplant here. Does it contain nutraceuticals or any active compounds that makes it a good source for such psychotropic compounds?

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Just got back from the grocery store and got my eggplant... I think I'll make Chicken Cacciatore with it.

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For dessert, cook like a bake potato with butter and sugar. Don't forget the cinnamon.

you said it in your post

halve and scoop out the plant and cook something in it like a dish.

Eggplant Dish ! YAH !

and you don't have to clean dishes :)

Slice eggplant in 1/4 inch thick slices. Dip slices in egg, then dip in corn meal. Fry in butter until browned.

That sounds delicious!

Eggplant grows like crazy here, but it's so darn bitter. How do you get that bitterness out?

urinate on to it

well i take eggplant wash it real good then slice it long ways into strips then take and season it with spices roll it into flour then put peanut oil in a fry pan and fry not till it gets a lil crisp to it then layer it in a baking dish as you would make lasagna eggplant, sauce, then mozzarella cheese and keep layering it til the baking dish is full then top with mozzarella cheese and bake for 30 minutes and then enjoy a true dish it will be so good and you will never find it in the best italian resturants

As dishes they're probably pretty flimsy. Cocoanut shells would most likely work better.

You can use the same method to make fried okra, fried zucchini, fried green tomatoes, fried squash, etc.

Babagunuş is the bomb!