Contents:
- Medical Video: How To Make Greek Moussaka | Akis Petretzikis
- Why should you eat eggplant?
- Eggplant recipe that you can try at home
- 1. Recipe for roasted eggplant sticks
- 2. Eggplant mozzarella pizza
- 3. Saute the eggplant tofu
Medical Video: How To Make Greek Moussaka | Akis Petretzikis
Indonesian people may be familiar with the name eggplant. Eggplants are usually served as a complement to fresh vegetables. However, there are also those who process these foods into vegetables or chili sauce. If you are one of the eggplant fans but are bored with just that, the eggplant recipe in this article might be the inspiration for your next cooking. Curious?
Why should you eat eggplant?
Eggplant is rarely considered a source of nutritious food. In fact, the benefits of eggplant are so diverse for the health of the body. Eggplant is high in antioxidants and vitamins and minerals that can help maintain heart health. Eggplant is also rich in chlorogenic acid compounds that are proven to be able to reduce weight and LDL bad cholesterol levels.
The benefits of eggplant can also be obtained from the skin which is rich in nasunin and anthocyanin, which are antioxidants that are good for brain health. Both are able to protect brain cell membranes from attacks by free radicals, so that they can prevent you from various diseases and brain cognitive impairment caused by the aging process. In addition, your memory will also become stronger if you get used to eating eggplant.
Eggplant recipe that you can try at home
The following is a delicious, healthy, and easy-to-make eggplant recipe that can be a reference menu for you and your family.
1. Recipe for roasted eggplant sticks
material
- 2 purple eggplants that have been cut into sticks
- 200 grams of melted flour
- 2 eggs that have been shaken
- 250 grams of bread flour
- 1 crushed garlic cloves until smooth
- 1 tsp oregano dry
- Enough water
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- Olive oil
How to make
- Melt flour. Add powdered garlic, salt, oregano, and pepper. Mix well and let stand for 10 minutes or until the spices soak.
- Next add the spiced eggplant into the egg, then coat it with bread flour.
- Prepare a roasted board that has been sprayed with olive oil and eggplant on it.
- Bake in an oven at 200 Celsius for 15 minutes or until the eggplant is golden (crisp).
- Baked eggplant sticks are ready to be served. To make it more tasty, you can serve this eggplant stick with chili sauce, barbecue sauce or mayonnaise according to taste.
2. Eggplant mozzarella pizza
material
- 2 purple eggplants
- 1 clove of garlic that has been chopped
- ½ onion
- 1 medium red tomato
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce (to taste)
- 1 tsp oregano dry
- 250 grams of ground meat
- Salt to taste
- Finely chopped celery
- Mozzarella cheese to taste
- Parmesan cheese according to taste
- enough olive oil
How to make
- Cut eggplants in a circle with a thickness of 1-2 cm.
- Sprinkle a little salt and pepper over the eggplant and let stand for 10-15 minutes.
- While waiting for salt to sink into the eggplant, you can make a sauce. It's easy, saute garlic, onions, oregano, fresh tomatoes, tomato sauce. Then add the ground meat. Stir until everything is evenly mixed.
- Prepare a roasted board that has been sprayed with olive oil and eggplant on it.
- Place the toping that was made above the eggplant surface. Sprinkle celery leaves and bake in an oven with a temperature of 200 centigrade for 15 minutes or until the eggplant is golden (crisp).
- Remove the eggplant and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese on the surface.
- Bake again for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts completely.
- Serve the eggplant mozzarella pizza while it's warm.
3. Saute the eggplant tofu
material
- 2 purple eggplants, cut into cubes
- 3 tofu, diced
- ½ onion
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 cayenne fruit, sliced sloping (many according to taste)
- 2 red chilies, sliced sloping (many according to taste)
- 2 tsp of soy sauce
- Sesame oil (to taste)
- 100 ml of chicken broth
- Salt to taste
- Sufficient pepper powder
- Right amount of oil
- 1 tablespoon of cornstarch which has been dissolved in water
How to make
- Saute the tofu and eggplant using a small amount of oil separately, then drain.
- Heat sesame oil and saute garlic and onions. Add cayenne pepper, red chili, soy sauce, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Stir everything until cooked evenly and give off a fragrant aroma.
- Add the cornstarch solution. Mix well and cook until they pop.
- Add tofu and eggplant. Then stir until smooth until the spices soak or wait until it is slightly wilted.
- Stir-fried eggplant tofu is ready to be served.
