It's also notorious for absorbing oil when it's fried, but that's not a problem with this recipe, where the eggplant is steamed. Mix the cooked eggplant and the sauce at least 30 minutes before ...

The following pickled eggplant recipe is from “Fermenting and Curing ... which had been passed down through word of mouth only, wasn’t easy. Tony first tried an iron press, which oxidized ...