# How to prepare an eggplant

## The essentials

The eggplant is not peeled and it drinks oil. It is much better in the oven, brushed with a little oil, than in a pan where it absorbs oil without end. It turns melting when well cooked, never crunchy.

## Choosing it

Firm, shiny, heavy for its size, with a green stem.

## Preparing it

Wash it and cut the stem. No need to salt it to draw out water, today's varieties are no longer bitter.

## Cutting it for the dish

- In rounds or lengthwise slices, for the oven or the grill.
- In dice, for a ratatouille or a smoky eggplant dip.
- Halved lengthwise, scored with a knife, to stuff or roast it.

## How long it takes

One minute.

## Storing it

In the fridge, four to five days. Cooked, three days.

## Make it tonight

The page "Oven-roasted vegetables": eggplant slices, twenty-five minutes at 200 °C (400 °F).

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