Spicy-Parmesan Eggplant fingers.

You can have Spicy-Parmesan Eggplant fingers using 9 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Spicy-Parmesan Eggplant fingers

1. You need 2 of large eggplants.
2. Prepare 1 tbls of garlic powder.
3. You need to taste of Salt.
4. You need 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper.
5. It's 1 tbls of lemon juice.
6. You need 2 tbls of vegetable oil.
7. It's 1/4 cup of grated Parmesan.
8. You need 1 cup of bread crumbs.
9. It's 2 of eggs (egg wash).

Spicy-Parmesan Eggplant fingers step by step

1. Cut the eggplant as you would for french fries.
2. Soak eggplant fingers in salted water for 30 minutes. This step will helps firm up the eggplant’s texture especially during cooking..
3. Rinse the eggplant and drain well..
4. In a bowl, add the eggplant, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, lemon juice and vegetable oil. Mix well to combine ingredients.
5. In a plate, mix parmesan and breadcrumbs until well combined. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs and set aside.
6. I cooked the eggplants in an airfryer, but you can achieve the same outcome if you oven grill them..
7. Pre-Heat the airfryer at 180 degrees(Celsius) for 3 minutes.
8. Dip the fingers in the egg wash and then roll in the breadcrumbs then arrange in the airfryer tray in one layer. Do not overcrowd as this may affect the crispiness of the eggplant fingers. Cook the fingers at 200 degrees (Celsius) for 10-12 minutes or until browned and cooked through..
9. Repeat step 8 until all the eggplant fingers are cooked. Allow to cool before serving.
10. Serve with a spicy aioli or a dip of your choice..