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.

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 ...