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How to Cook Eggplant

There are many ways to cook eggplant, including baked, pan-fried, and grilled. The skin can be left on or peeled, it’s completely up to you. To help remove some of the bitterness, it’s best to add salt to sliced eggplant, to draw the bitterness out.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 3
Course: Others

Ingredients

  • 1 pound eggplant
  • salt
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic 

Instructions

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  1. After rinsing and slicing the eggplant, sprinkle it with coarse or fine salt.
  2. Let it sit in a strainer over a bowl or in the sink for 15-20 minutes.
  3. Pat the slices dry with paper towels or a kitchen towel.
  4. Heat a large non-stick skillet with oil. Add a couple cloves of minced garlic and sauté for about 1 minute. Do not let the garlic burn.
  5. Add the eggplant, and any additional ingredients you like, and then stir fry for a few minutes until cooked through.