Candied Eggplant
Candied eggplant is one our family's Yom Kippur traditions. We eat this prior to fasting.
Ingredients
- 1 pinch ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup honey
- 4 tbsp olive oil
- 1 eggplant
Instructions
Eggplant:
- Wash eggplant. Do not remove skin. Cut eggplant into 1/4" slices.
- In a large frying pan, add olive oil and fry eggplant slices at medium heat, for 5 minutes, on each side. Remove from heat.
Syrup:
- In a large saucepan, bring honey, sugar, water, cinnamon and cloves to a slow boil.
- Lower heat and simmer until liquid becomes a heavy syrup.
- Add eggplant slices and simmer 10-15 minutes making sure to coat all eggplant in syrup. Remove from heat and let cool.
