Berenjenas con miel – one of my favorite dishes here in Insane Spain. This dish consists of thin rodajas, or slices, of eggplant dipped in a thin layer of flour, fried in delicious olive oil, and drizzled with sugarcane honey (the holy magical kind).
It’s so delicious and the recipe’s simple enough, so I waltzed on over to the fruit shop around the corner, brought back a berenjena, and began slicing away. D-Man happened to be making himself an omelette and looked over to see how I was doing.
“You do know that you need to salt the slices and let them sit for 2 hours before dipping them in the flour?”
“Yeah… sure… Okay, no. Why?”
Chef D-Man: “It helps drain the water out and takes away the bitter taste.”
So I finished cutting up the eggplant, lightly salted each and every slice, and left them in a strainer to drain for a couple of hours.
Then I rinsed them with water and…
Dip, dip, dip.
FRY!
Ta-da!
Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus Sugarcane Honey.
Drizzle…
…drizzle…
…enjoy!
If you don’t have sugarcane honey, using regular honeybee honey will taste just as scrumptious. If you’re a kitchen guru, you can try melting sugar in a pot on low heat, stirring constantly so that it doesn’t stick or burn, adding a few drops of water to make it more liquid-y, and then let it cool for a few minutes before drizzling it onto the fried eggplant.
Sorry, did I make you hungry again?
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You know there are only two foods I do not like. Green peppers and eggplant. I just can’t get over the texture of eggplant but this does look tempting.
I actually used to feel the same way about eggplant! No matter how I cooked it, I always thought it was a weird vegetable and only liked eggplant cooked Indian-style. But then I discovered Berenjenas con Miel. Since the slices are thin and covered in a layer of flour – the end result can be a crispy slice of eggplant. Mmmmmm.
Love your blog!! Glad I stopped by!!
Thanks! :)
That sounds yummy! Love reading your blogs :)
Thanks, and I yours!
I also think that eggplant is just a weird vegetable, and I hate the texture. I only eat it when I have to. (Unfortunately, the Bulgarians LOVE eggplant and call it “blue tomato” :D)
But your recipe kinda makes me want to try it. Mainly because frying stuff always makes it taste a lot better – that’s how my mom used to make us eat fish when we were little ;)
Fried food…so bad, yet soooo good. Mmmmm. :)
You can make the eggplant slices as crispy as you like in this recipe. The thinner the crispier. Personally, I like it a tiny bit thicker because I don’t mind the texture as much. And since I’ve recently discovered that salting it a bit removes the bitter taste, I’m quite content with this blue tomato. :)
P.S. I’m not a seafood fan unless it’s fried (yum!) or a specific baked honey-and-lemon salmon dish that I love.
I grew up eating fried eggplant and always hated it. Then I got older and felt nostalgic, so I made some. Now I love it! So does my husband. Go figure! I’ve never tried drizzling with honey though. I’m going to have to try this.
I batter fry mine :) It’s more pancakey that way.
Dear God, batter-fried food. Mmmm. All this talk about fried foods… :)
You are like sunshine in a box :) These look delicious… we also fry them but haven’t drizzeled sugarcane honey on them before. So will definitely try that… and D-man’s 2 hour salt-soak tip will come in handy me-thinks ;D
I just had a ton of fun visualizing sunshine in a box. D-Man’s 2-hour salt-soak tip DEFINITELY saved the eggplant recipe! (Though, to be honest, I lost track of time and let them soak for like 5 hours – but the recipe came out as delicious as ever!) Give the honey a try and let me know how it goes. :)
M-m-m, I know it’s delicious. And the pictures are great. :)
The pictures are just as fun as the eating. :)
you know what is really amazing? that’s YOU!
grazie mille!
This dish looks amazing!! By the way your blog is so beautiful, and I really enjoy it. Thanks for leaving such thoughtful, sweet comments on mine. I feel like we have so much in common!
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Thanks for dropping by, Vivian! I’ve enjoyed your blog from the moment I stumbled upon it! I’m glad you’re doing well despite the rough months Japan has had recently. I enjoy reading your descriptions about life in such a beautiful country. :)
They look really delish! AND as an added bonus very easy to make – a combination which is most appealling to me ;-)
Ditto! Easy + delicious = cooking heaven for me!
Holy crap, that looks amazing. Eggplant AND honey? Only two of my favorite foods, wrapped up together in a lovely fried package. I don’t see how this couldn’t be amazing.
Try it, and let me know how it goes. ;)
Made these last night, love them too!
Never heard of this dish…y eso que soy de España! Will have to get over my eggplant dislike and give it a try…
I found it to be very typical in Córdoba! Could it be a regional dish, perhaps? I know foods and recipes tend change or vary from region to region, city to city, even from town to town! What part of Spain are you from? I love your photography!