Except for the initial fry, that is EXACTLY how my grandfather and grandmother made eggplant. They also never put on mozzarella, just good romano cheese. I used to take those sandwiches to school and have kids drooling.
That is a great technique. I used breadcrumbs but I have recently gone without them and do not miss them. And if you are doing a sandwich, why do bread drums. I did not do a double fry like that, but I will try it.
I always used Pecorino Romano. I will add Mozzarella too sometimes, but the sharper sheep cheese is better.
It is a great dish for St. Joseph's Day and Lent (although then if you are a purist, the cheese is then replaced with breadcrumbs). I go with the old Kosher take that eggs are okay regardless (in Kosher cooking egg is both a dairy and meat).
My Sicilian relatives all made it like that until the 90's. Then they all got on a healthy eating kick and started roasting the eggplant slices( seasoned and brushed with olive oil) instead of frying...then layered in a casserole with sauce and pecorino romano cheese. In fact, they stopped frying meatballs and sausage, too. Still delicious!
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Except for the initial fry, that is EXACTLY how my grandfather and grandmother made eggplant. They also never put on mozzarella, just good romano cheese. I used to take those sandwiches to school and have kids drooling.
That is a great technique. I used breadcrumbs but I have recently gone without them and do not miss them. And if you are doing a sandwich, why do bread drums. I did not do a double fry like that, but I will try it.
I always used Pecorino Romano. I will add Mozzarella too sometimes, but the sharper sheep cheese is better.
It is a great dish for St. Joseph's Day and Lent (although then if you are a purist, the cheese is then replaced with breadcrumbs). I go with the old Kosher take that eggs are okay regardless (in Kosher cooking egg is both a dairy and meat).
I like how the bread looks all toasty and crispy in the video.
Evi, Eggplant is almost as gaseous as sauerkraut.
My Sicilian relatives all made it like that until the 90's. Then they all got on a healthy eating kick and started roasting the eggplant slices( seasoned and brushed with olive oil) instead of frying...then layered in a casserole with sauce and pecorino romano cheese.
In fact, they stopped frying meatballs and sausage, too.
Still delicious!
I have roasted it and it is still good. Just not as good as frying it.
I do not get gas from eggplant, provided it is cooked. I get it from corn.
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