How To Cook Eggplant Not Bitter
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Steps for making eggplant less bitter cut the eggplant into quarter inch rounds easier than length wise.
How to cook eggplant not bitter. Remove the salt by washing it off once you are ready to cook with the eggplant after the half hour is up. Some recipes advocate salting eggplant before cooking. The second option involves soaking your peeled and cut up eggplant in milk for 30 minutes.
Putting salt on the eggplant triggers osmosis which draws out excess moisture and the bitterness along with it. Remove any excess salt by wrapping the eggplant in a kitchen towel and pressing on the slices or cubes which removes even more water. Roast eggplant about 20 minutes.
Place the cubes in a large bowl. Line a 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan with foil or lightly grease pan. Salting eggplants or anything that tends to taste bitter reduces the perceived bitterness because the salt interferes with the bitter receptors on your tongue.
Slice off about off the end of the cucumber. The best way to avoid bitter eggplant. Preheat the oven to 450 f.
Roast until the eggplant is tender 18 to 20 minutes. Peel eggplant if desired and cut into inch cubes. Among all the advice both scientific and folkloric we ve really only come across one tip that works every single time.
For 6 cups eggplant 1 medium in a small bowl combine 3. Try to rinse off a little of the salt and get to cooking. Leave to sit for half an hour with the salt on the flesh.