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Old Mississippi Eggplant French Fries

By: Hidden Valley® Ranch

"Sticks of eggplant dipped in a Ranch flavored batter are pan fried to create this side dish."

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Prep Time:
30 Min

Cook Time:
15 Min

Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings

Ingredients

2 medium eggplants, peeled and sliced into 3/4-inch sticks, 4-inches long
Salt
1 cup milk
2 eggs
3/4 cup flour
3/4 cup self-rising cornmeal
3 teaspoons Hidden Valley® Original Ranch® Salad Dressing & Seasoning Mix

Directions

Salt both sides of eggplant and place on paper towels to drain for 30 minutes. Rinse and pat dry.
In a medium bowl, mix milk and eggs until well blended. Combine flour, cornmeal, seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon salt in wide shallow bowl.
Heat oil in frying pan on high heat.
Dip eggplant sticks into egg mixture and then cornmeal mix. Place in oil, flipping regularly and fry 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
Drain on paper towels. Serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 314 | Total Fat: 4.9g | Cholesterol: 111mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2006 by Aileen

Great recipe. Suggestion -- in addition to using the ranch mix in the breading, it's even...

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2007 by Lyndsey

These were a huge hit! I think next time I may add a little more of the ranch seasoning, it...

Reviewed on May 14, 2009 by JILLYJO

Oh my goodness gracious, these were easy as so delicious. The only complaint I have is that I...

Reviewed on Oct. 4, 2007 by Andrea

My family gobbled this dish down. I think next time I'll try baking them to cut down the fat....

Reviewed on Apr. 1, 2008 by Carrieh82

I actually used the batter for this recipe on eggplant, squash and broccoli and it was...

Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2007 by Abi G.

I used cornmeal because I didn't have cornmeal flour, but the cornmeal started burning and...

Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2008 by RobertSRQ

Nice twist for fries. Eat them all though because they get soggy after a while. Make sure to...

Reviewed on Jan. 14, 2008 by Tracilee66

I didn't know if I was going to like eggplant...(it just sounds gross...lol) but a friend at...

Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2007 by mimi

Instead of frying I tried baking them to save on calories. They were good but I would imagine...

Reviewed on Nov. 20, 2007 by mom23boys

Needed more ranch, but was good. I'm not much on frying, so I doubt I'll make this again.

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