Frying can make eggplant Parmesan heavy. Luckily, there's a lighter, smokier alternative to the old cooking method and you ...

In this recipe I salt the eggplant slices, not to get rid of bitterness (modern eggplant varieties aren’t bitter) but to collapse the spongy texture a bit so the eggplant slices don’t soak up ...

Cook over moderate heat, turning once and adjusting the heat as needed, until the eggplant slices are golden brown and tender, about 6 minutes. Transfer the fried eggplant to the paper towels to ...

Fried eggplant is assumed to be on the menu. Whenever my dad cooks, I hang around the kitchen for scraps (which oftentimes resulted in a slice of mozzarella). So, the day before any major holiday, I’d ...

Get the oil in your pan nice and hot again, dip the fried eggplant into the egg mixture, then fry in batches until the slices are puffed, golden and cooked through, probably three to four minutes ...

Instead of being crumbed and fried, the eggplant sandwiches a bread ... Alternatively, place the eggplant slices in a single layer on baking trays, drizzle generously with olive oil and bake ...