Eggplant fries

RE: Eggplant fries (Adjudicator)

Sat, 02 Jun 2007 20:05:35 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by lleechef

Just like fried anything....zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, okra......eat 'em while they're HOT!

And give your mouth 3rd degree burns...

RE: Eggplant fries (SassyGritsAL)

Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:58:21 GMT

lleechef - Ain't that the truth! Love fried eggplant, but we don't have any place around here (Huntsville, AL) that serves them. At least that I know of.

RE: Eggplant fries (lleechef)

Thu, 31 May 2007 20:16:26 GMT

Just like fried anything....zucchini, eggplant, potatoes, okra......eat 'em while they're HOT!

RE: Eggplant fries (Adjudicator)

Thu, 31 May 2007 19:01:20 GMT

While they look good; I bet they get mushy fast. Just like fried 'shrooms.

RE: Eggplant fries (Roden)

Thu, 31 May 2007 18:43:46 GMT

Try flour, milk wash and then cracker cumbs. That's how it is don

quote:
Originally posted by lleechef

Really easy to make....cut the eggplant into "thick" fries. Flour, egg, breadcrumbs and fry. My Mother makes them all the time and they are delicious. Us too, we love anything eggplant, especially caponata.

RE: Eggplant fries (Roden)

Thu, 31 May 2007 18:41:33 GMT

Thanks for posting the pictures of the eggplant. They are the biggest selling appetizers on the menu. I am glad you enjoyed them. Next time try the Mahi Mahi sandwich. It is the best selling item. I should know, I own the Lazy Gecko. Contact us at 859-491-GECKO

quote:
Originally posted by soozycue520

I wanted to find a place to post these pictures. I think this will do. I got these beauties at the Lazy Gecko, a restaurant on the Ohio river in Dayton, KY. This is in the greater Cincinnati area.

http://www.thelazygecko.net/

RE: Eggplant fries (Roden)

Thu, 31 May 2007 18:37:38 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by soozycue520

I wanted to find a place to post these pictures. I think this will do. I got these beauties at the Lazy Gecko, a restaurant on the Ohio river in Dayton, KY. This is in the greater Cincinnati area.

http://www.thelazygecko.net/

RE: Eggplant fries (dickestep)

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 21:40:41 GMT

Dad used to grow eggplants in his garden, and we ate them fried almost as much as squash, okra, or green tomato. I love them.

RE: Eggplant fries (soozycue520)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:36:54 GMT

Sudie,

Check out their menu. They hint at the fact that they are the same recipe as a bygone restaurant. Of course they are talking about F&N, since the Gecko is located practically across the street!!

I took these pictures over the summer, before I knew how to post pictures. It was great sitting on the river during the summer, and enjoying a martini and fried eggplant!!

RE: Eggplant fries (Michael Hoffman)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 15:23:27 GMT

Boy, those eggplant fries look delicious.

RE: Eggplant fries (sudie)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:56:00 GMT

Thanks, soozycue. I've never been to the Lazy Gecko, but I do remember reading that they were serving the same fried eggplant that used to be a specialty of the late departed F&N Steakhouse in N. Ky. I'll try to get there soon. I really miss F&N, particularly in cold weather. They had a wonderful fireplace in their bar, and a couple of martinis and fried eggplant in front of the fire cured the worst case of winter blues.

RE: Eggplant fries (xannie_01)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:45:46 GMT

wow. those pics have my mouth watering.

RE: Eggplant fries (soozycue520)

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 14:32:39 GMT

I wanted to find a place to post these pictures. I think this will do. I got these beauties at the Lazy Gecko, a restaurant on the Ohio river in Dayton, KY. This is in the greater Cincinnati area.

http://www.thelazygecko.net/

RE: Eggplant fries (mbrookes)

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:47:13 GMT

Try an egg wash followed by cornmeal with salt and pepper. A commercial fish fry, like Zatarain's is good, too. I like to use the little cucumber shaped eggplant, peel them and slice into rounds.

RE: Eggplant fries (Jennifer_4)

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 14:07:36 GMT

we used to cut them lengthwise into 1/8 to 1/4 inch flaps, then dip in egg and seasoned flour and pan fry them...yummy!

RE: Eggplant fries (shortchef)

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:36:03 GMT

Or you can slice them paper thin (unpeeled, crosswise) and coat them with seasoned flour and flash fry them. We had these in Montreal and they could be picked up like potato chips and eaten that way. Crisp and sweet, with a wonderful texture and taste.

RE: Eggplant fries (lleechef)

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 22:22:36 GMT

Really easy to make....cut the eggplant into "thick" fries. Flour, egg, breadcrumbs and fry. My Mother makes them all the time and they are delicious. Us too, we love anything eggplant, especially caponata.

RE: Eggplant fries (santacruz)

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 13:35:51 GMT

I will try them as soon as I can. I love almost anything eggplant. I bet you they would be good dipped into a rich herbed tomato sauce.

RE: Eggplant fries (QFan)

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:31:47 GMT

I've tried turnip fries before (pretty good!), but I'd never heard of eggplant fires. Sounds like they would be worth a go.

QFan
Bonita Springs, FL

Eggplant fries (tmiles)

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:00:21 GMT

When my daughter ordered them at the Bayside in Westport Mass this last week end, I thought "yuuuuch" , but they were actually very good. They look like, and are served like coated french fries, but the flavor is very different. My wife compared them to eggplant parm, without the sauce or cheese. If you see them out on the road, I suggest that you order a serving for the table, just to give them a try.