The best Aubergine - Eggplant by sooty.m on Eaten
Aubergine - Eggplant
23 reviews
REALLY GOOD
2nd YUM MAKEUA PAO
Mezza9, Singapore
thai style grilled eggplant, shallots, chilli, mint, tamarind Very tasty but it cost me 1.5 carafes of water. 🥵
4th GARLIC-STUFFED ROASTED EGGPLANT
Soots Cook Nook, Private
Love the mild, garlicky flavor and creamy texture of this dish. I sprinkled dried basil I had on hand and Hawaiian red salt over the slices before roasting, then drizzled with golden balsamic vinegar post-oven. The stuffing of garlic into eggplant part of it takes practice but it’s still a very doable dish that manages to also be tasty!
6th BRINJAL MASALA
Curry Gardenn, Singapore
Long brinjal cooked with thick gravy.
PRETTY GOOD
9th TERUNG BALADO
WARTEK, Petaling Jaya
The veg version of the fish balado.
11th CORONATION AUBERGINE
Soots Cook Nook, Private
A more contemporary riff on Queen E’s coronation dish, although I missed the crowning (the one in 1953 and the one that just happened); but that was never really the point anyway. At any rate, a flavorful eggplant dish despite my ill-considered attempt to salt the eggplant before marinating.
12th INVOLTINO
Reflections Restaurant, American River
Sicilian Style Eggplant and Ricotta Gnocchi with Roasted Tomato and Basil Reduction
13th AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN’S EGGPLANT INVOLTINI
Soots Cook Nook, Private
Would probably have been really good if I hadn’t winged the salting the eggplant part which rendered the whole thing too salty. Otherwise, a solid Italian-American tasting dish.
14th SAMBAL TERONG
Gurame Indonesian Restaurant, Singapore
fried eggplant with sweet sambal sauce
JUST OK
20th MAKUA TORD มะเบือทอดฟริกแกง
Khao Pla, Chatswood
BRIEF: “Fried crispy curry and lime stone paste battered eggplant with sweet chilli and peanuts.” SOOT’S TAKE: Very sweet and kind of one-dimensional.
21st NYT COOKING’S GOCHUJANG-GLAZED EGGPLANT WITH FRIED SCALLIONS
Soots Cook Nook, Private
Had it as a main meal with white rice rather than as banchan. Not sure the scallion oil added very much to the dish though as it was ultimately overwhelmed by the gochujang. 🍆