Also make sure your oven is fully preheated and your pan is sizzling hot before cooking eggplant. And yes, you can cook it in oil. “Don’t be too afraid of oil. It’s your friend,” Fabian adds.

(Can refrigerate up to 3 hours before cooking.) 3. In a heavy-bottomed 12-inch skillet, heat oil until it shimmers and becomes fragrant. Add eggplant strips; saute until they begin to brown, about 3 ...

Cook and toss the pan veggies until the ... which calls for peeling and chopping eggplant and cooking before puréeing. However the interior flesh can be cooked and prepared in any fashion before ...