Fried Eggplant Recipe with Flour - Crunchy Spanish Style - Berenjena a la Cordobesa

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: ground oats

💰Cheaper: crushed cornflakes

Ground oats provide a healthier option while maintaining crunch.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Vegetable oil is less expensive and has a neutral flavor.

Slice the eggplants into rounds.

Add salt to water and soak the eggplant slices for at least 30 minutes to reduce moisture and bitterness.

Drain the water from the eggplant slices and dry them using a kitchen towel or a special drying system.

Mix flour with salt and pepper in a bowl to flavor the slices.

Coat the eggplant slices in the flour mixture thoroughly.

Heat olive oil in a skillet until very hot.

Fry the eggplant slices in the hot oil until golden brown, being careful with the hot oil.

Drip dry the fried eggplant slices to remove excess oil.

Prepare a sauce by dissolving brown sugar in water until it thickens to a syrupy consistency.

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