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So I made a fantastic zucchini Parmesan for the first time last night after a saw another /ck/ user suggest it and it got me wanting to try eggplant parm again. Problem is the only two times I've cooked with eggplant (eggplant parm and just roasted in the oven), it turned out dense and unchewable. As if the cooking did not make it the "good slimy" you want with stuff like that or okra or zuc. It was like over 15 years ago but I remember the first step was cutting it in half and salting it and letting it dry out so maybe I did that part wrong. I wanna make this again so where did I go wrong? Also general eggplant recipe dish suggestion thread.
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I make one of the best eggplant parms in existence.
>Slice 15mm thick
>Salt both sides and leave for bout an hour
>Rinse salt and bitterness away
>Pat dry
>Flour, egg wash, breadcrumbs
>Fry until golden brown
>Let cool
(Your Nepalese sauce should have been simmering during this)
>Let sauce cool
>Layer cooled eggplant with cooled sauce
>Top with mozzarell and basil (under the cheese)
>Throw her in the oven
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Thoughts on eggplant selection? Not OP but I think I’ve only made eggplant once in part because I don’t know how to choose good ones
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James alt says to use japanese eggplants
For regular eggplants u apparently want the "male" eggplant which has fewer seeds and less bitter but gendered eggplants are apparently a myth so you want to just pick smaller eggplants
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