LEMON EGGPLANT

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Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Steps:

First cook the lemon sauce. Add 6-8 boullion cubes (to taste) to 3 cups of boiling water. Add the wine and 1-2 tbs. of fresh squeezed lemon juice. Cook until reduced by 1/2. Taste and add more lemon or boullion cube to your taste. Now for the eggplant. Prepare three bowls. In the first, put in two cups of flour. In the second, add one cup of flour to a quart of water and stir well. In the third, add the bread crumbs. Spray with EVOO then bake at 350 for 30 minutes and turn at 15 minutes???, or heat the oil in a large saute pan until ready for frying. Peel and cut the eggplant into1/4 inch slices. Dredge in flour. Then, dip the floured eggplant slices in the "eggless wash." Coat with breadcrumbs and fry in hot oil until golden brown. Turn once or twice to see that each side is cooked. Remove each piece from the oil and drain well. Now for the magic. Add one cup of that magnificent lemon sauce to your largest saute pan. Heat until the sauce bubbles. Add the eggplant, and cook until most of the liquid evaporates. Turn the eggplant over so that the remainder of the sauce is absorbed into each eggplant piece. You would imagine that eggplant cooked in liquid would turn soft, but just the opposite happens. Serve between two slices of bread or make the best vegan sub/hero/hoagie the following day.