1 hour ago, MelissaH said:Which way did you prefer? Or, is the baked at least acceptable?
Preference-wise, I'll give a slight edge to frying as it produced a more delicately crisp coating while baked was a bit more crunchy. Both had a nice contrast between the panko coating and creamy interior.
After tasting the first batch, I decided to try baking because I thought they'd be nice made with small eggplant slices for little one- or two-bite appetizers. No way would I want to fry a million little slices but baking a big tray full would be fine.
Baked was absolutely acceptable and what I will do when I make it again.
Edited to add that I peeled eggplant for the baked slices because I thought the skin might get too hard in the oven. It's also nice to get the coating to stick to the sides.
