A new savory recipe today or rather a treat to enjoy as an appetizer with Spritz and other finger foods, a quick and easy recipe for eggplant sticks if it weren’t for the half hour I allowed the eggplant to remove the bitterness inside.
You can follow the same preparation using zucchini, which are very tasty as crispy fries. I used a mixture of breadcrumbs and cornmeal for an even tastier coating but off to the kitchen for this small savory preparation eggplant sticks!
The eggplant is a summer vegetable, originating from India that should not be eaten raw because it contains a substance called solanine, which is toxic even in small amounts.
The eggplant has restorative and purifying properties and is also mildly laxative. It is a vegetable with a thousand and more recipes in the kitchen and goes very well with tomatoes, cooked ham, basil, etc. etc.
I also suggest these eggplant recipes:
EGGPLANT PIZZAS
EGGPLANT STICKS
The kitchen of ASI
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Summer
Ingredients
- 4 eggplants
- as needed mix of breadcrumbs and cornmeal (in equal amounts)
- as needed coarse salt
- as needed fine salt
- as needed peanut oil (for frying)
Preparation of the Eggplant Sticks Recipe
To prepare this simple and tasty recipe, first you need to let the eggplants sweat to remove the bitter taste, so…
Wash and trim the eggplants.
Cut them first into thick slices then into sticks.
In a colander put the eggplant sticks with a handful of coarse salt for about 30 minutes.
After the time has passed, remove the formed liquid and pat them dry with paper towels.
Then pass them in the coating mix, sifting the powders if too abundant on the eggplants.
Fry them in oil, adding only a few at a time to the pan so as not to lower the temperature, then drain them on appropriate paper.
Adjust the seasoning and serve at the table!
Enjoy your Eggplant Sticks!
Annalisa
