"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
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> 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
Or better (it's a cool sunny day, get outside) light up the Weber... grilled
veggies are the best.