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cajun fried eggplant

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Karah Robinson
Berkeley, CA

If you love cajun/creole cooking and are vegetarian, this dish is for you!

(1 rating)
yield 2 -4
prep time 10 Min
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For cajun fried eggplant

  • 1
    eggplant
  • 1 box
    of panko bread crumbs
  • 2-3
    eggs
  • cajun seasoning
  • cooking oil

How To Make cajun fried eggplant

  • 1
    Slice the egg plant. Make sure each slice is about at least 1 inch thick.
  • 2
    Add 2 tabelspoons of oil into a pan and sautee until the eggplant slices are lightly brown.
  • 3
    In one bowl crack 2-3 eggs and mix until the yolks are blended. In a seperate bowl, fill it with panko bread crumbs and sprinkle in cajun seasoning (how much cajun seasoning you add is up to you and how much spice you can handle).
  • 4
    Take one egglplant slice and submerge it in the eggs yolks until both sides are covered, then take the slice and put it in the panko/cajun bowl. Press each side of the yolk covered eggplant with a fork until both sides are sufficiently covered in bread crumbs.
  • 5
    In a pan (2-3 inches deep) and fill with cooking oil until the entire surface of the pan is covered in oil. Turn stove on to medium-high heat.
  • 6
    Place breaded eggplant slices in the pan and fry both sides until brown. Serve warm (tartar sauce goes really good with this dish, use it as a dipping sauce)

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