Brilio.net - Processing eggplant, especially when fried, can be a challenge for many people in the kitchen. Eggplant has a soft texture and high water content , so it requires the right technique so that the results are not too oily or soft. When fried, eggplant tends to absorb a lot of oil, making it very oily and less delicious if not processed properly.
One of the main challenges in frying eggplant is controlling the absorption of oil. To overcome this, many people coat the eggplant with flour. The flour coating is thought to prevent the eggplant from absorbing excess oil when fried. In addition to not absorbing oil, the flour coating is also thought to prevent the eggplant from changing color.
Unfortunately, the use of flour can also change the taste of eggplant, especially if the amount is too much. Then as an alternative, you can use a trick from TikTok user @jhon_priadi_purba when frying. Through one of the videos uploaded, he admitted to only using simple spices in the kitchen to fry eggplant so that the color remains bright and not oily.
As reported by BrilioFood from the TikTok account @jhon_priadi_purba on Wednesday (2/10), the first thing to do is wash the eggplant with clean water. Once done, cut the eggplant according to taste. In the upload, TikTok user @jhon_priadi_purba slices the eggplant lengthwise and thinly so that it cooks quickly.
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Next, prepare a bowl or basin. Then fill it with clean water. Then mix with salt and flavoring to taste. If so, put the sliced eggplant into the basin and soak for about 5 minutes.
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Soaking eggplant in salt water and seasoning is important. Because, salt and seasoning can make eggplant more savory. In addition, these two kitchen spices can also help remove sap from eggplant, so that the color remains bright or not brown.
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Well, the soaked eggplant can be drained and fried directly in a pan filled with hot oil . Avoid frying eggplant in large quantities at once. Frying eggplant in large quantities at once can lower the oil temperature, causing the eggplant to absorb more oil and become soft. At this stage, use medium heat so that the eggplant does not burn. Then just fry for 1-2 minutes without turning it over.
"Don't turn the eggplant over so that it tastes savory and still sweet and a little oily," said TikTok @jhon_priadi_purba.
Well, the fried eggplant can be drained immediately. If necessary, you can drain the eggplant with kitchen paper so that the remaining oil is completely gone. With this trick, eggplant tends to be tastier and sweeter. However, the texture is not too soft because the oil absorbed is also small.