Delicate inside, moderately low-fat, with a cheese crispy crust - eggplant sticks in cheese breading. A simple recipe for eggplant sticks in cheese breading, cooked in the oven. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Many recipes are prepared from eggplant. They are stuffed, pickled, fried, baked, stews, roasts and much more. All recipes are delicious, affordable and healthy. This time we will make a wonderful appetizer from these blue fruits - eggplant sticks in cheese breading baked in the oven. The recipe belongs to the rubric - easy, fast, simple, tasty. Since it is completely uncomplicated, the products are affordable, and any novice housewife can handle it. At the same time, the appetizer will conquer all fastidious tastes, tk. eggplants cooked in this way are incredibly tasty! During baking, the cheese melts, mixes with the breading and becomes crispy.
These cheese sticks are not only delicious but also a versatile snack. Because they can be eaten both hot and cold. You can take a snack with you on the road, to work and give it to children at school. It can be a good snack with beer, an independent meal, or just a snack during the day. In this recipe, only eggplants are used, but at the same time you can cook zucchini with them, which will turn out to be no less tasty and spicy.
See also how to make pickled baked eggplant.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 173 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Eggplant - 1 pc.
- Salt - 0.5 tsp
- Hard cheese - 100 g
- Vegetable oil - for lubricating the baking dish
- Rye flour - 1 tablespoon
- Ground crackers - 3-4 tablespoons
- Greens (any) - several branches
- Eggs - 1 pc.
Step-by-step preparation of eggplant sticks in cheese breading, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the eggplants, dry with a paper towel and cut into bars about 3-4 cm long, 1-1.5 cm wide. If the eggplants are ripe, remove the bitterness from them. To do this, sprinkle the cut pieces with salt, stand for half an hour and rinse with running water. There is no bitterness in dairy fruits, so you can not carry out such actions.
2. Place the eggs in a deep container. Wash the greens, dry, chop and add to the egg mass. Season the food with salt and stir in the egg mixture.
3. Grate the cheese and put it in a container.
4. Add to the cheese, which you can make yourself. You can find out how to make ground crackers in a step-by-step recipe with a photo published on the website. To do this, use the search string.
5. Add flour to the cheese and stir the food.
6. Grease a baking dish with a thin layer of vegetable oil. Dip the eggplants in a bowl of eggs and turn over several times so that they are covered on all sides.
7. Transfer the eggplants in eggs to a bowl with ground breadcrumbs.
8. Turn the breadcrumbs over the eggplant several times so that they are evenly coated on all sides.
9. Place the breaded eggplant in a baking dish. Try to leave a small space between the pieces so that the melted cheese does not stick between them.
10. Send the eggplant sticks in cheese breading to the preheated oven to 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes. Then serve the appetizer to the table.
See also the video recipe on how to cook crispy zucchini sticks in cheese breading.
