Middle Eastern Recipes

Fried Eggplant Recipe


Fried Eggplants from Iraq
Fried Eggplant Recipe from Iraq

A great appetizer to go with pita bread and tahini paste.

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  • Type
  • Vegetarian
  • Level
  • Easy
  • Prep Time
  • 45 minutes
  • Total Time
  • 45 minutes
  • Yield
  • 12 servings
Tools You Will Need:

  1 tbsp
  1 tsp
  1 cup
  1 large flat plate
  1 small bowl
  Frying pan
  Garlic presser
  Paper towel

Ingredients:
 
  1 large and long eggplant, sliced into ½ inch diameter rounds
  1 tsp sea-salt
  4 tbsp olive oil
  2 tbsp soy sauce
  1 tsp cumin
  4 cloves garlic, mined
  ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
    
Directions:

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  1. Making the sauce:
     Mix olive oil, soy sauce, salt, cumin, garlic in the bowl.

  2. Making the fried eggplants:
      Heat ½ tsp olive oil in frying pan

  3. Gently place eggplant slices in pan, and spread ½ of the mixture
      evenly on the eggplants. Cook on medium fire.

  4. After 7-8 minutes, turn eggplant slices to the other side, and spread the
     rest of the mixture.

  5. Cook for 6-7 additional minutes until eggplants are shrunken and soft.

  6. Place the eggplants on the paper towel in the plate. Spread parsley on
      top, and your tasty fried eggplants are ready.

Tip: If the slices don’t fit your pan, just make 2 rounds of cooking. Be sure
        to sure distribute the sauce evenly.
 
 Best Served With: Tahini Paste and pita bread
     

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