The basics of Sicilian Cuisine: the “cotoletta” preparation!
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This is a Sicilian recipe that we called “melanzane a cotoletta“. Melanzane means aubergine/eggplant, while the expression a cotoletta explains the way we cook it, as I wrote in my previous article. My friend Lucia and I prepared them last week.
Ingredients & preparation for 4 people:
– olive oil
In Sicily we mostly use these kind of eggplants because they are sweeter and absorb less oil during the frying process.
1. As the pictures explain first let’s cut the eggplant in slices not too thin. Place them in a colander with salt on for about 15 minutes than wash them under running water and dry them with a clean cloth;
2. Prepare the “eggplants cotolette” just like in the video shown here (beaten eggs and breadcrumb);
3. Put on a high heat a large pan and fill half of it with olive oil and fry them on both sides until golden brown (pic below).
4. Prepare a plate with kitchen paper to help absorb the exceeding oil, then serve them warm with a refreshing salads like tomatoes or rockets.
When we were kids and my mum was preparing any kind of cotoletta, there was usually some beaten egg left, so she used to add some more breadcrumb and fry it at the end like a thick omelette. We loved it and we always fought to get the biggest piece of it!!!
Try them at least once, they are delicious and you will have a scrumptious lunch that is definetely worth the time spent frying!
See the video here!
