EGGPLANT FRITTERS WITH HONEY RECIPE | EPICURIOUS.COM
Berenjenas con Miel?Andalusia I have eaten several versions of these eggplant fritters, which are a specialty of Córdoba, and have loved them all. The combination of savory and sweet is sensational. In the town of Priego de Córdoba, which is in the mountains on the Ruta del Califato (the tourist route of old Muslim Spain), where there is an old Moorish quarter, the eggplant slices I ate were very thin and crisp and served with a dribble of honey. I learned from the chef at the restaurant Rio a new way to prevent the eggplant from absorbing too much oil, which is to soak the slices in milk, then drain them and cover them in flour. These are best eaten as soon as they are done, but they are also very good reheated in the oven.
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Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Peel the eggplants and cut them into slices about 1/3 inch
- thick. Put them in a bowl, add enough milk to cover, and
- put a small plate on top to hold them down. Let soak for
- to 2 hours; drain.
- Cover a plate with plenty of flour mixed with a sprinkling
- of salt. Working in batches, turn the eggplant slices
- in this so that they are entirely covered with flour, then
- shake them to remove the excess. Deep-fry in sizzling but
- not too hot oil, turning the slices over as soon as the first
- side is brown. Drain on paper towels.
- Serve hot with a dribble of honey, and let people help
- themselves to more honey if they like.
- Variation
- In Córdoba, I had the eggplant slices dipped in batter. The
- coating was crisp, the eggplant was moist, and they were
- served with molasses.
- Reprinted with permission from The Food of Spain by Claudia Roden, © 2011 Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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