Friday 12 August 2011

How To Roast a Suckling Pig / Herb Soup with Eggplant Bacon / Panko-Coated Eggplant Nuggets



Blog Post & Recipe: How To Roast a Suckling Pig


Every 30 minutes or so we rotated the pig 45 degrees. Slow and even is the mantra. We made sure to pile the coals a little fuller near the front and back of the pig as the shoulders and hams take a little more fuel to cook through than the mid section belly and loin.


Blog Post & Recipe: herb soup w/ eggplant bacon...plus ABC kitchen (manhattan)


Remember that eggplant bacon I wrote about once? I skipped the fake stuff (liquid smoke) and instead brushed my eggplant with smoked paprika, oil and salt before roasting the slivers in the oven. I wasn't expecting them to come out looking anything like bacon, so I had to show you the picture below. How did the eggplant know what I wanted it to become?


Blog Post & Recipe: Crispy panko-coated eggplant nuggets


Although eggplants by themselves are almost impossible to turn crisp without first dehydrating them, with a little magic using very ordinary ingredients, you can transform them into appetizers cum snacks with layers of texture and flavor. Thinly sliced eggplants are dredged in seasoned flour, dipped in beaten eggs, rolled in panko (Japanese bread crumbs) then pan fried.


Concept: eggplant bacon, forsooth.



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