After learning the simple cooking techniques, you’ll love making Fried Eggplant On The Stovetop. I grew up with my mom making the best eggplant and I fell in love with it. It might be unusual ...

Once oil is hot but not smoking, working in batches, lay breaded eggplant into oil and fry until crisp and golden brown on one side, 2-3 minutes. Control heat so oil bubbles steadily.

In this recipe I salt the eggplant slices, not to get rid of bitterness (modern eggplant varieties aren’t bitter) but to collapse the spongy texture a bit so the eggplant slices don’t soak up ...