# My Sicilian Grandmother’s Fried Eggplant

A delicious fried eggplant dish from a Sicilian grandmother, served with a fresh bruschetta topping and balsamic glaze.

- Total time: 120 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 eggplant
- water
- salt
- flour
- 1 part Italian seasoned breadcrumbs
- 1 part Parmesan cheese
- Greek seasoning
- garlic powder
- chicken bouillon
- pepper
- eggs
- oil for frying
- 5 Roma tomatoes
- 0.33 cup fresh chopped basil
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- balsamic glaze

## Instructions

1. Cut an eggplant into approximately quarter-inch thick rounds.
2. Add water and salt to a large bowl.
3. Soak the eggplant rounds in the salted water for 1 to 2 hours, using a plate to keep them submerged.
4. Pat the soaked eggplant rounds dry with a paper towel.
5. Add flour to one plate.
6. Combine Italian seasoned breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese in a 1:1 ratio on another plate.
7. Season both plates with Greek seasoning, garlic powder, chicken bouillon, and pepper.
8. Dip each eggplant round into the flour.
9. Dip the floured eggplant into whisked eggs.
10. Coat the eggplant thoroughly with the breadcrumb and Parmesan cheese mixture.
11. Fry the breaded eggplant rounds in high-heat oil, heated to about 320 degrees Fahrenheit, until golden brown.
12. Remove the fried eggplant from the oil and let them rest on a cooling rack.
13. Cut five Roma tomatoes and remove their centers and seeds.
14. Dice the tomatoes into small pieces.
15. Add the diced tomatoes to a bowl.
16. Add about 1/3 cup of fresh chopped basil to the tomatoes.
17. Pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil into the tomato and basil mixture.
18. Season the bruschetta topping with salt and pepper to taste.
19. Stir the bruschetta topping ingredients together.
20. Serve the bruschetta topping on the side with your fried eggplants.
21. Optionally, top the fried eggplants with some balsamic glaze.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- large bowl
- plate
- paper towel
- frying pan
- tongs
- cooling rack
- spoon

## Tips

- Soaking the eggplant in salt water gets out the bitterness.
- Heat oil to about 320 degrees Fahrenheit for frying.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8DhPAfr/
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- Extracted: 2025-11-01

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