Table of contents:
- Why should you eat eggplant?
- Eggplant recipes that you can try at home
- 1. Baked eggplant stick recipe
- 2. Mozzarella eggplant pizza
- 3. Saute the tofu eggplant
Indonesian people may already be familiar with the name eggplant. Eggplant is usually served as a complement to fresh vegetables. However, there are also those who process this food into vegetables or chili sauce. If you are a fan of eggplant but are bored with the same preparations, the eggplant recipe in this article may be used as your next cooking inspiration. Curious?
Why should you eat eggplant?
Eggplant is rarely considered a nutritious food source. In fact, the benefits of eggplant are so diverse for body health. Eggplant is high in antioxidants and vitamins and minerals that can help maintain heart health. Eggplant is also rich in chlorogenic acid compounds which are proven to be able to lose weight and levels of bad LDL cholesterol.
The benefits of eggplant can also be obtained from the skin which is rich in nasunin and anthocyanins, which are antioxidants that are good for brain health. Both are able to protect brain cell membranes from free radical attack, so they can prevent you from various diseases and impaired brain cognitive function caused by the aging process. In addition, your memory will also get stronger if you get used to eating eggplant.
Eggplant recipes that you can try at home
The following is a delicious, healthy, and easy to make eggplant recipe that can be a reference for you and your family's meal menu.
1. Baked eggplant stick recipe
material
- 2 pieces of purple eggplant, cut into sticks
- 200 grams of flour that has been thawed
- 2 beaten eggs
- 250 grams of bread flour
- 1 garlic clove, grind until smooth
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- Enough water
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Olive oil
How to make
- Melt the flour. Add the garlic powder, salt, oregano and pepper. Stir well and let stand for 10 minutes or until the spices are absorbed.
- Next, put the seasoned eggplant into the egg, then coat it with breadcrumbs.
- Prepare a roasting board that has been sprayed with olive oil and arrange the eggplant on top.
- Bake in the oven at 200 Celsius for 15 minutes or until the eggplant is golden (crunchy).
- Baked eggplant sticks are ready to serve. To make it even more delicious, you can serve this sticky eggplant with chili sauce, barbecue sauce, or mayonnaise according to your taste.
2. Mozzarella eggplant pizza
material
- 2 purple eggplants
- 1 chopped garlic clove
- ½ onion
- 1 medium red tomato
- 1 tablespoon tomato sauce (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 250 grams of ground beef
- Salt to taste
- Celery, finely chopped
- Mozzarella cheese to taste
- Parmesan cheese to taste
- olive oil to taste
How to make
- Cut the eggplant in circles 1-2 cm thick.
- Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over the eggplant and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
- While waiting for the salt to soak into the eggplant, you can make a sauce. It's easy, saute garlic, onion, oregano, fresh tomatoes, tomato sauce. Then enter the ground beef. Stir until everything is evenly mixed.
- Prepare a roasting board that has been sprayed with olive oil and arrange the eggplant on top.
- Place the topping that was made earlier on the surface of the eggplant. Sprinkle the celery leaves and bake in the oven at 200 Celsius for 15 minutes or until the eggplant is golden (crispy).
- Remove the eggplant and sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top.
- Bake for another 10 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted.
- Serve the eggplant mozzarella pizza while it's warm.
3. Saute the tofu eggplant
material
- 2 pieces of purple eggplant, cut into cubes
- 3 pieces of tofu, cut into cubes
- ½ onion
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 pieces of bird's eye chilies, sliced sideways (as many as you like)
- 2 red chilies, sliced obliquely (as many as you like)
- 2 tsp soy sauce
- Sesame oil (to taste)
- 100 ml chicken stock
- Salt to taste
- Ground pepper to taste
- Right amount of oil
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch that has been dissolved in water
How to make
- Saute tofu and eggplant using a little oil separately, then drain.
- Heat sesame oil then saute garlic and onion. Add cayenne pepper, red chilies, soy sauce, chicken stock, salt and pepper. Stir everything until cooked evenly and smells good.
- Add the cornstarch solution. Stir well and cook until bubbling.
- Add tofu and eggplant. Then stir until blended until the spices are absorbed or wait until slightly wilted.
- Saute the tofu eggplant ready to be served.
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