Bon Temp's Eggplant & Sea Scallops in Vodka sauce

[Rojo]

This is not exactly my usual post as my new phone & I are not getting along so well when it comes to taking pictures yet.



I left Bon Temp's place yesterday with a bag if Ichiban Eggplant he grew and shared with us. I love fried Eggplant but it must be cooked right. Few can make it right. I slice the Eggplant on a diagonal then toss in AP Flour. After dusting in flour I let it rest a full 10 minutes. After resting a egg wash with a bit of full strength Buttermilk is mixed, the egg plant dropped in a few at a time, flipped with a fork then tossed into Zatarain's Seasoned Fish Fry with Lemon and allowed to sit there for 5 minutes more. After the waiting time is up I drop each slice into 365 degree oil not turning till the downward side is fully cooked & browned. Again using a fork I flip them once only to cook off the other side before draining on a wire rack. This produces the crispy crust with a toasted corn meal zing but the skin & heart is perfectly tender.



I'm embarrassed to post this picture but we have crushed lunch already. Obviously I need to practice with the new phone. We both dipped the scrumptious fried Eggplant into the Sea Scallop enriched Vodka Sauce with almost every bite. Making a meal out of this Eggplant, Bowties, & Vodka sauce would have been fine with me but we needed to cook the Sea Scallops too (Lost & Found in the freezer).

[SuperDave336]

Looks and sounds delicious.

[DockShootinJack]

Sounds interesting

[Rojo]

Looks and sounds delicious.

You are being kind. When we started eating we could not stop! The food pictures need work with my new phone.

[SuperDave336]

The eggplant I’ve had was good. I’m sure that was as well. The pics look fine to me.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

I need a bib to catch my drool! Sure looks delicious

[Rojo]

Man I had a fantastic looking sauce. The Basil & purple onion gave a nice contrast to the orange sauce. Even the large chunks of Sea Scallops was covered by the camera filtering the glare. Really a great meal, I pounded it. Thanks

[Ketchn]

sounds delicious to me .....guess you lost my phone number .....dang the bad luck

[Rojo]

sounds delicious to me .....guess you lost my phone number .....dang the bad luck

I know, I had to get a new phone recently. Call you next time for sure!