I'm not really sure how the tradition started at my house, but every year for our New Year's Day lunch, my dad serves up his eggplant fritters and I looked forward to eating these bad boys all year long. Well, this year I spent my New Year's with my best friend Seth in Washington, D.C. (featured to the left in our dapper NYE gear). We cooked a little New Year's Eve dinner and I had to make the fritters for our dinner because I couldn't imagine the holiday without them! Seth told me the fritters weren't at all what he expected (they were better hehe) but they are surprisingly sweet and oh so yummy. Enjoy!
Eggplant Fritters
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 medium eggplant, peeled and cubed
- Oil for frying
Place cubed it in a colander, sprinkle generously with salt, and let it sit for about an hour. Before using, thoroughly rinse the eggplant and pat it dry. Boil eggplant until tender and then drain.
Make a batter with all the remaining ingredients.
Add the boiled eggplant pieces to the batter, and blend well with electric mixer (or in my case since I did not have one - a standing mixer).
Drop by the spoonfuls in a little hot oil, and fry until golden brown on each side.
Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with sugar.
Yields about 12 fritters.
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