The reason why fried eggplant turns out soggy is because its water content seeps out when it cooks at such a high temperature... To prevent soggy fried eggplant, cut it accordingly, then sprinkle a generous amount of salt... The salt will draw out any excess moisture, and prevent it from soaking up too much oil... Plus, this trick works for any eggplant recipe, even those that don't involve frying.
You'll want to cut, or peel, your eggplant according to the recipe... Sprinkle a generous amount of salt on each side of the eggplant pieces... set the salted eggplant aside. This process is called sweating... After 30 minutes to an hour, pat the eggplant slices dry with a paper towel to absorb the moisture.
[
Collection
]
[
|
...
]