Crispy, tasty, and delicious eggplant sticks. How good are eggplants, so versatile in the kitchen and great for preparing in many different recipes. Today I want to tell you about a simple and quick Eggplant Recipe. Tasty Eggplant Sticks coated in a light batter and fried. They are so crispy and irresistible that they disappear in no time. In fact, I recommend making a lot because they are special when freshly made, they hardly made it to lunchtime. The Simplest and quickest Eggplant Recipe you’ve tasted, certainly only after simple Grilled Eggplants. If you like eggplants, but even if you don’t love them too much, let’s run into the kitchen and prepare the Battered Fried Eggplants together
AND DON’T MISS THESE RECIPES TOO:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Portions: For 6 people
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Energy 101.89 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 10.74 (g) of which sugars 1.13 (g)
- Proteins 1.13 (g)
- Fat 6.51 (g) of which saturated 0.89 (g)of which unsaturated 5.35 (g)
- Fibers 1.07 (g)
- Sodium 89.41 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 80 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Fried Eggplants
- 1 lbs eggplants
- 2/3 cup rice flour
- 3/4 cup water (cold)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/4 cups vegetable oil (for frying)
How to Prepare Fried Eggplant Sticks
Clean the eggplants. First, cut them into slices about 0.25 inches thick and then into sticks of the same size. Now prepare the batter. Pour the rice flour into a bowl and also add the baking soda.
Gradually add the cold water while continuing to mix with a whisk. You should obtain a smooth and thick batter. Heat plenty of vegetable oil in a small, deep pan.
With the help of kitchen tongs, dip the Eggplant Sticks first into the batter and then into the hot oil. Let them brown well on all sides.
Remove the eggplants and let them dry on paper towels. Enjoy them while they are still hot and crispy.
See you tomorrow with a new recipe, hugs, Loredana
Loredana’s Tips
The Eggplant Sticks can be stored for one day in a container. Like all fried foods, they tend to become less crispy over time
Also read the recipe for my Eggplant Parmesan in a Pan
Your Questions
Can I bake them in the oven?
Unfortunately, with the batter, they cannot be baked. You could, after covering them in batter, pass them in breadcrumbs, place them on a baking sheet, lightly oil them, and bake them at 375°F for 20 minutes
Can I replace the eggplants with zucchini?
Yes, of course, cut them into sticks not too thin
Can I replace rice flour with all-purpose flour?
Yes, of course, although rice flour makes them particularly crispy
