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you dun good OP, slice and salt then wrap in a paper towel and put a plate or book on top and let the water come out so you get a crispier less soggy product.

>>3914192

This.
Be liberal with the salt, you will shake off any excess before you're cooking it.

or you can dice and rub'em in salt, wrap it with a towel, let it sit for a while.

deep fry it and cook a thick tomato sauce with lots of garlic, a pinch of sugar the cut the acidity from the tomates and olive oil in it. add your spices of choice.
serve it like this: eggplant at the bottom, some plain yoghurt(don't overdo it), and the sauce on it. should be a nice appetizer. it's better when the eggplant has cooled down and the sauce is warmer.

this is one greek/turkish way to cook it

>>3914252

Thanks for that, what is this dish called?

Eggplant parmesan is easy and tastes great

I may have an inclination for it though because I love making my own tomato sauces and messing around with what I add....

Watch the Good Eats episode about eggplant.
Now I always cover the eggplant in salt for an hour or so to remove the excess water.
It really makes the eggplant more meaty and substantial, like a nice portobello or something.

>>3914127
I prepare it about the same way as you OP, but I add some lemon juice. Works great imho.

Here's my favorite recipe:
>chinese eggplant
>cut into quarters, length wise
>cut these long strips into thirds
>put into a ceramic bowl
>add a lot of soy sauce (light or regular), enough to cover the bottom 1/3 of the bowl
>possibly add a bit of chili pepper or a bit of vinegar
>drizzle sesame oil over the rest of it
>add tons of chopped garlic on top (so it looks like a bowl of chopped garlic)
>steam for about 10+ minutes or until eggplant is tender and edible

fuck yeah

What's an eggplant? I don't see any eggs growing off plants? Fuck is wrong with you people?

>>3914561
>What's an eggplant?

eggplant is really good with marinara sauce.

eggplant lasagna, babaganoush, eggplant hummus...

but i find that for hummus/babaganoush, it tastes find of burnt. i did my research and grilled eggplant is supposed to have that hint of burnt taste, which is unpleasant for me, personally.

>>3914561
americans call aubergines eggplants.

>>3914561
There also aren't any pines or apples in an annanas, amerifats are just dumb like that..

eggplants used to be white, hence the name.
same for tomatos that were yellow for quite a while, hence being called "gold apples" in many languages.

>>3914127
>bake eggplant in oven first. (less fat, better taste)
>make mousaka
>????
>profit

>>3914668
You are my nigga and I love you.

I've tried salting my eggplant before. Even after wiping, and rinsing it was still incredibly salty.

>>3914720
You must have used too much salt.

I recently started to de-water my eggsplants with salt during 30min to 1h, then rinse and dry. I finally got rid of this unpleasent and kind of bitter taste they had :)