Anxiety said:

ohhh..kinda thick, about half an inch.

NDRU said:

OMG! There is a deli here that makes the BEST eggplant sandwiches!


Breaded and fried eggplant w/melted provolone, mayo, mustard,
lettuce, tomato, pepperoncini & red onion $6.95

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Yes! Breaded & fried, though there comes a point where you might as well eat a burger

NDRU said:

Thats how my mom used to cook it! It was DELISH...for some reason i have never made it...

PaisleyPark5083 said:

try thinner.

NDRU said:

true I like eggplant parmagiana!


might as well just eat veal!

Anxiety said:

I will, I guess I was from the school that thicker was better.
Thanks!

ZombieKitten said:

that looks so good!

Anxiety said:

I'd love ideas/recipes. I never know what the hell to do with eggplant.

raw tomatoes I hate tomatoes never liked them they taste werid

brussel sprouts. disgusting. should be banned from the earth.

DesireeNevermind said:

Thank you!

I'm a garbage can..there's almost not a thing I do not like but brussel sprouts, brrr

AndGodCreatedMe said:

Moonbeam said:

I can't trust anyone who hates corn. Corn is so versatile.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

I know....it does. It looks like lasagna. I might have to try eggplant....as long as it's dep fried & smothered in cheese. lol. I've always avoided it.

AnckSuNamun said:

Anxiety said:

Same here, you can't really go wrong w/ it. Worst case scenario - if you over season it, just puree it & make baba ganoush

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Here's the deal w/ oil - when you first put the eggplant in it soaks up ALL the oil in the first few minutes, which of course leads you to think you need to add more oil - but you don't. Wait it out & keep stirring so it doesn't stick, eventually it releases the oil back into the pan/onto the other pieces. So add what you'd consider a "normal" amount of oil - even w/ thick pieces it turns out okay in the end when sauteing

NDRU said:

Here's the deal w/ bitterness The more bulbous/big the eggplant, the more seeds inside. The seeds are what's bitter. Choose smaller eggplant AND try salting it to remove some of the bitterness: cut it up, place it on a baking sheet (or some flat surface where you can spread it out evenly), sprinkle sea salt & let it sit for about an hour. Rinse the excess salt & cook as normal, but be aware - the eggplant will absorb some of the salt! So don't use too much & don't add more than a sprinkle of salt when you cook it (at least until you get the formula down). I made that mistake a few times, that's how I started making baba ganoush I didn't realize how much salt the eggplant was retaining, but it can be quite a bit if you're generous when you salt it initially

raw celery root.

not so much gross as just ...blah! choke! spit!

I can handle it in a soup base though.

AndGodCreatedMe said:

As we would say spruitjes in dutch. Ain't nobody I know dig them so I was shocked to read that some do.

CalhounSq said:

That is exactly what I have been doing, otherwise it looks dry to me.
Next time, I will cut it thinner as suggested by Anxiety, and resist temptation to add more oil. Thanks you guys!!!
I am making my eggplant this weekend!

I can deal with spruitjes (brussel sprouts) but not cauliflower, without a cheese or white sauce. Urg, that's just plain vile and i LOVE veggies!

Bohemian67 said:

drab garnish

Bohemian67 said:

My Mother would batter them in egg and fry them!!! Poor thing thought that because she was serving us a veggie, it was good for us....

Bohemian67 said:

I like cauliflower just needs to be cooked well and I need some meat with it.

tackam said:

i don't know that i have any specific recipes for eggplant, but whenever i want something chunky and substantial in a curry/stir fry/pasta sauce, i cube up some eggplant. we also did some grilling with eggplant this summer, which was yum. i haven't really done anything too fancy with it yet, but everything i've done with it so far has been delicious...no casualties yet.

PaisleyPark5083 said:

Just make sure the heat isn't too high & stir gently, especially when you cut thinner - you could end up w/ mush in the end. Happy eggplanting!

definely okra.

then lima beans :shudder:

BlackAdder7 said:

love them both.
well lemme back up. Okra has to be fried for me to like it. If it's just cooked in a stew then it turns out slimy.