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Fried eggplant and tomato stew

Fried eggplant stew in tomato

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Eggplant sticks, coated in flour and egg, then fried, and simmered in a tomato sauce with onions, garlic, and paprika. A rich dish.

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Recipe from Gran, XX-59-40, adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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A eggplant stew with a tomato sauce, featuring fried eggplant sticks that retain a tender texture, and seasoned with garlic and paprika.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time40 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr 20 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodDeep-fried, then simmered.
  • Estimated cost$4.56 $0.76 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

6 people
  • $1.75
  • $1.52
  • $0.21
  • $0.40
  • $0.22
  • $0.21
  • $0.25

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the eggplant and cut it into sticks about 1 cm thick, the length of half an eggplant, similar to French fries.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan.
  3. Prepare two plates: one with the beaten eggs, and the other with the flour. ≈ 3 min
  4. Dip each stick in the flour, then in the egg, and then back into the flour. ≈ 3 min
  5. Fry the sticks for about 7 minutes, until they are golden brown. Turn them over once, then place them on a paper towel.
  6. In a saucepan, sauté the chopped onion until it is golden brown.
  7. Add the tomato sauce and garlic, season with salt, pepper, a pinch of sugar, and paprika. ≈ 2 min
  8. Place the eggplant sticks in the sauce and let them simmer over low heat for about 30 minutes.

The bill

Fried eggplant stew in tomato

  • One large eggplant$1.75
  • 500 ml of tomato sauce (or 200 g of tomato paste and water)$1.52
  • Approximately 60g of flour (1/2 cup)$0.21
  • 1 egg, beaten$0.40
  • 2 to 3 cloves of garlic$0.22
  • 1 small to medium-sized onion, chopped$0.21
  • vegetable oil (e.g., rapeseed oil), for deep frying$0.25

Total$4.56

that's $0.76 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Ingredients

  • One large eggplant
  • 500 ml of tomato sauce (or 200 g of tomato paste and water)
  • Approximately 60g of flour (1/2 cup)
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 2 to 3 cloves of garlic
  • 1 small to medium-sized onion, chopped
  • vegetable oil (e.g., rapeseed oil), for deep frying
  • salt, pepper, a little sugar, and either mild or strong paprika, to taste

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