Eggplant, Crab, and Cheese Bake

Eggplant, Crab, and Cheese Bake

This is the large purple eggplant, this used to be imported but are now grown in Thailand. This recipe was given to me by a good friend in the US, and it does sound tasty! I cannot price this until I buy more eggplant.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Side
Cuisine American

Ingredients
  

  • 1 purple eggplant, sliced about 1/4 inch thick
  • all purpose flour, as needed
  • salt and pepper, to taste
  • olive oil, for frying
  • cheese, shredded, Mozzarella would be good
  • crab meat, real crab meat, not imitation

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pan on medium heat and add a splash of olive oil.
  • Place some flour on a plate or shallow dish and season with salt and pepper to your liking. Coat the eggplant slices in the flour and place in the hot pan, cooking these in batches. After a minute or two, check the bottom of the slices, if golden brown, flip them over, when the bottom is golden brown, remove from the pan and place on a baking sheet in a single layer. Add more olive oil as needed and heat that up before adding another batch.
  • When all the eggplant has been fried and on the baking sheet, sprinkle some crab meat on each slice of eggplant, then top each slice with some shredded cheese. Place in the oven until the cheese melts and just starts to brown up. Remove from oven and serve as a side with any main course of your choosing.

Notes

Low cost side dish.
Provided courtesy of good friend, Chuck Ruth.
United States.

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