Chinese Eggplant Fries

18 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 5 min
Ready In: 25 min

“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!” - by SONNYCHIBA

Ingredients

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

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

In a shallow bowl, stir together the flour, cornmeal, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Place the eggs in a separate bowl.
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.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
357 cal
18%

Fat
9.6 g
15%

Carbs
58.8 g
19%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Jennifer.Harrison

Sep. 2, 2003

"Bland, but much better with extra salt, pepper & garlic powder added to flour mixture. I had extra zucchini so "french fried" it as well; it turned out FAR SUPERIOR to the eggplant. The zuccini was ..." See morea HIT WITH OUR 5 YEAR OLD!"

LLSWEET22

Sep. 2, 2003

"Pretty messy to make, tasted pretty good but bland and not worth all the effort in my opinion. Maybe would be better with some spices added to the cornmeal/flour coating...." See more"

beej143

Jan. 12, 2011

"much better with italian bread crumbs with parm cheese added....and since they get more of an italian twist this way try dippin them in a maranara sauce!!! let me know what u think!!!..." See more"

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