Joyce Goldstein

Patlican Boregi

Turkish Deep-Fried Eggplant Sandwiches

Preparation info

  • Serves

    6 to 8

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in

top 1000The Mediterranean Kitchen

The Mediterranean Kitchen

By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1998

  • About

We serve these with grilled lamb chops or brochettes, but they could make a very satisfying dinner if served with tomato sauce and accompanied by rice and lentil pilaf.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (or as needed) olive oil
  • 2 large or 3 medium globe eggplants, peeled and cut into about twenty ½-inch-thicłc slice

Method

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Brush 2 large baking sheets with olive oil. Place the eggplant slices on the baking sheets and brush both sides with oil. Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until a