Fried aubergine with honey
The Andalusian tapa of crisp fried aubergine with a drizzle of honey, where the spicy salt creates a sweet and hot contrast.
45 min · Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 medium aubergines (about 600 g)
- 500 ml milk for soaking
- 100 g plain flour
- 400 ml mild olive oil or sunflower oil for frying
- 2 tbsp cane honey (molasses) or honey
- 1 tsp Xalte Spicy salt
Method
- 1Cut the aubergines into 5 mm slices and soak them in the milk for 20 minutes.
- 2Drain, pat dry with kitchen paper and coat in the flour, shaking off the excess.
- 3Heat the oil to 180 °C and fry the slices in batches, 2 minutes on each side, until golden.
- 4Drain on kitchen paper, sprinkle with the Xalte Spicy salt and serve drizzled with the honey.
