Fried aubergines with honey (berenjenas a la miel) is a simple Spanish dish that tastes great on a tapas table. They are crispy and not as hard to make as they look.
Recipe for fried eggplants with honey
Ingredients:
1 eggplant
4 tbsp dark syrup
1 tbsp honey
1 sprig thyme
mel
salt
oil
Directions
Cut the aubergine into 3 mm thin slices. Coat the aubergine slices in flour and fry in plenty of oil in a pan over a medium heat until golden. Drain, add a little salt and leave to rest.
Heat the syrup, add honey, 1 sprig of thyme and mix in a little water until it has a syrupy consistency and boil it down. Arrange the aubergines and pour over the syrup.
The recipe is from the chef at Bar Cañete in Barcelona, which is one of my favourite tapas bars in the city
Also try the delicious lobster and sea bass stew and paella with grouper from the same team of chefs.
