Goomba wrote:

>> My latest endeavor was to peal it, salt it for an hour, rinse
>> the salt off, and plop it into hot olive oil. You could watch
>> the oil disappear as the eggplant slices sucked every bit of it
>> up.
>>
>> What am I doing wrong?
>
> yowsa.
> Ok... salt if you want but NOT for a freakin' hour! I've never known
> anyone to rinse it but rather pat it dry of any extruded moisture and the
> salt.
> Then dip in eggwash and then flour before frying. That's how my dad did
> his.....
> Give that a try


If you don't want the breading on the eggplant, try brushing it lightly with
oil and broiling it instead of frying.

Bob