How do I roast eggplants without a gas stove?
There is an Indian dish that requires roasting eggplants on high heat directly on a gas stove until charred, like this:
Here's a recipe for the dish. Everything else is fine but I do not have a flame top stove, instead I have one with an electrical top. I would really appreciate any ideas to help me with roasting the eggplant. I have an oven but not a grill/barbecue.
Best Answer
You have several options:
- Use the the broiler (or grill, as they say in the UK).
- Use a wok ring or similar to suspend the eggplant above your electric element. Set the element to its highest setting, cooking the eggplant by infrared. It just may take longer than the gas element would have. If you don't have a wok ring, you can use aluminum foil crushed to improvise an eggplant stand.
- Buy a small hibachi and use it—the original recipe is designed for a grill (in the US sense, barbecue in the UK parlance).
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Oven Roasting Method Wash and dry eggplant, then pierce a few times with a fork to vent. Place on a baking sheet under the broiler and let the eggplant roast for 20-30 minutes, giving a quarter turn every 5-7 minutes. Eggplant is finished roasting when it is soft, tender and collapsing.Can I roast eggplant on electric stove?
If you have an electric range, or if you want to protect your gas range from the mess, you can use a grill pan to roast the eggplant. A grill pan will protect your stove from the drips of roasted eggplant juice.How do I char aubergine without gas?
Simply prick the eggplant all over with a fork so that it can release steam as it cooks. Place it over a medium- or low-heat grill and let it cook for 30 minutes to one hour, turning it occasionally, until the skin is completely charred on the outside and the vegetable collapses. You can also do this in the oven.How long do you put eggplant in the oven?
InstructionsHow do you burn an aubergine without a gas hob?
For an electric cooker, pierce the aubergines with a sharp knife in a few places. Put them on a foil-lined try & place directly under a hot grill for 1hr, turning a few times. They need to deflate completely & their skin should burn & break.How to Roast Eggplant - Stove Top - Fast
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you can also roast it on cast iron shallow pan, will give the best results. But firstly at low settings then to medium settings.
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