We planted 2 eggplant plants in the Spring...we have never had so many..we gave them away...ate quite a few and yesterday I decided to freeze them. I found the directions on line and there were 2 options..steaming and boiling in water...I chose boiling in water. I cut the two ends off and peeled them.....sliced into 1/2 inch slices and dropped in boiling water...boiled 4 minutes...remove and put in a bowl of ice water.
Removed from ice water and placed on a towel to absorb some of the moisture then in a freezer bag.
Here they are just out of the ice water. I don't expect these to be frying quality because of the moisture. Did you know that you can add eggplant in a tomato based sauce..like spaghetti...and you will never know they are in there.
http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=22
Click on the above link for the vitamins in eggplant. There are many more in the garden so I will probably be doing this again....the process is quick and easy.
Aug 16, 2011 I picked 8 small eggplants this morning. I processed these a little different. I sliced them about 1/3" thick and dropped in boiling water for 4 minutes, removed them from the water and dropped in ice water. After chilling I laid them on paper towels to absorb some of the water ...I then stacked them on top of each other with a layer of wax paper between. These are for frying. I do not know what the end result will be but I thought it was worth a try instead of just throwing them on the compost pile.
Interesting, I have let so many go bad when I couldn't get to them - I never knew I could freeze them! I tried dehydrating some last summer but wasn't thrilled with the results. I'll have to give this a try, thanks!
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