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Chinese Eggplant Fries

SUBMITTED BY: SONNYCHIBA

"This is a great side dish that I learned about while teaching English in China. It goes well as a side dish with seafood, burgers, barbecued meats or almost anything!"
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 14 stars. This recipe average a 3.6 star rating.
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PREP TIME  20 Min
COOK TIME  5 Min
READY IN  25 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cornmeal
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 eggplants, peeled and sliced into fries

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a shallow bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Place the eggs in a separate bowl.
  2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. A few at a time, dip the eggplant pieces into the egg, then into the flour mixture, then back into the egg, and back into the flour mixture. Fry the eggplant in the hot oil until golden brown. Drain on paper towels, and serve immediately.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2003 by LUVMY_FAMILY
Bland, but much better with extra salt, pepper & garlic powder added to flour mixture. I had... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 2, 2003 by LLSWEET22
Pretty messy to make, tasted pretty good but bland and not worth all the effort in my opinion.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2006 by Goomba314
Very overated. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 25, 2005 by bethinchina
With ranch, these were okay. They're bland otherwise. They were incredibly messy to make. ... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2006 by aggie4300
A kid favorite at our house. We where shocked!!! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2005 by Middleagedcookingguy
Limp, greasy. Sorry MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2005 by Chef Steve
As a gardener and chef, I have lots of eggplant coming in, so i looked for a good way to put... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2005 by QUASINAUGHT
This was very good. I dipped mine in ranch. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 18, 2005 by autumn evans
Yum... try dipping in ranch or blue cheese MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2004 by HAPPYCOOK2
Fantastic and easy to prepare. Use a deep fryer. Add additional spices to the flour mixture... MORE

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