Eggplant (Aubergine) Sticks

Submitted by Sharon123

"This recipe makes a great appetizer, a fun way to eat your eggplant!"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 10

ingredients

• 3 lbs eggplants
• 1 cup Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 3 large eggs, beaten
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• oil (for frying)

directions

1. Peel and cut eggplant into 3 X 1/2 inch sticks.
2. Soak in ice water a half hour.
3. Mix breadcrumbs, salt and pepper.
4. Dip eggplant into combined egg and milk, then inches.
5. crumbs; chill 30 minutes.
6. Heat oil to 350°F at a depth of 1 inch in large fry pan and cook sticks 10-12 at a time until golden brown, turning once, about 2 minutes.
7. Drain on paper towels.
8. Serve with your favorite dip (ranch, ketchup, marinara, sweet and sour, mayonnaise mixed with soy sauce, etc.).

Reviews

[chia2160]

very simple to prepare. instead of frying i sprays a baking dish with cooking spray and baked these for 30 minutes in a 400 degree oven, turning after 15 minutes.. they tasted just like fried with alot less fat

 

[mstoos]

Ok, so I didn't follow this recipe exactly, but I feel as though I should give it a review anyway because what I did came as an idea from viewing this recipe! I didn't have eggs, so I dipped the eggplant in a little mixture of mayonnaise and milk before rolling them in breadcrumbs. I also wanted a bit healthier verson, so instead of frying, I baked them in the oven for about 20-25 minutes. They came out absolutely delicious, especially dipped in a little ketchup!!!

 

[enestvmel]

I made almost this exact same recipe last night, except I didn't make nearly this much. Just wanted to mention a few substitutes I made because I was out of ingredients (empty cupboards), and needed to eat my eggplant or toss it. I peeled my eggplant. I didn't have any breadcrumbs, so I crushed up whole wheat Ritz crackers. I also didn't have any milk, so I used some water instead. I also wanted to mix in some Parmesan cheese with the crumbs, but didn't have any. One other step I added was dipping them in salt and pepper seasoned flour before dipping them in the crumbs. I didn't fry these, but put them on a sprayed pan, in a 450 degree oven for 15 minutes, and didn't have to turn them. It only took me about 25 minutes total to make these. We served ours with a marinara/spaghetti sauce. They were wonderful!!

 

[Seedbeads]

I thought these were excellent! We baked them for 30 mins also and they were perfectly browned and crisp on the outside. Since we were having this with souvlaki skewers, I used oregano and garlic powder in place of Italian seasoning. Even my super-picky 2-year old ate them before anything else on her plate (with ketchup of course)!

 

[Colbys Mom]

my husband really liked this recipe. I, however, just wouldn't consider it a keeper.