Tasty Fried Eggplant Balls recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ¾ teaspoons salt 1 large eggplant, peeled and cubed ¼ cup chopped onion ¾ cup chopped green bell pepper 1 ½ cups bread crumbs 2 eggs ½ ounce shredded Cheddar cheese 1 teaspoon paprika ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ½ cup all-purpose flour 1 quart vegetable oil for frying
Nutrition Info
- 250.1 caloriescarbohydrate: 25.2 gcholesterol: 48.4 mgfat: 14.2 gfiber: 3.5 gprotein: 6.3 gsaturatedFat: 2.4 gservingSize: -sodium: 687.5 mgsugar: 3.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Tasty Fried Eggplant Balls
Directions
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In a medium-size pot, place one inch of water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and eggplant. Cover pot and cook 15 minutes, or until eggplant is tender. Drain well.
Chop the cooked eggplant. In a large bowl, combine eggplant, onion, green pepper, 3/4 cup bread crumbs, 1 egg, cheese, paprika, pepper and remaining salt. Cool and chill 2 to 3 hours or overnight.
Place flour in a bowl. Beat the remaining egg in a separate small bowl. Drop mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls into the flour and coat completely. Then dip the eggplant balls into the beaten egg, finally, coat the balls with the remaining bread crumbs.
In a large skillet, heat vegetable oil and fry eggplant balls until they are heated through.