Make FISH with Eggplant - What Gordon Ramsay should have made!

I appreciate that you give credit and nods to other creators, Mark. It’s an integrity move.

In 2013, shortly after I went vegan, I ate at a restaurant and first thought they served me fish. Didn't taste like fish, but the consistency... Then I remembered that the menu listed the dish containing eggplant. It was just very softly cooked eggplant which reminded me so much of fish. Always wondered why it isn't used much as a fish replacement. Until now. :-)

In the Caribbean we poke holes / slit in the raw eggplant, stick in peeled garlic, roast the eggplant, let it cool it little then we scoop out the flesh and crush the garlic and pulp with a tsp of oil. Add sat and black pepper to taste. It's called bhigan choka and we eat it with a type of naan.

People in Bangladesh/India regions have always eaten "beguni" which is simply batter-fried eggplant. Anyway, great video as always! Will try for sure!

Honestly I've been watching you for a while, I'm not vegan or anything, you're just kinda like a Vegan chef Bob Ross and it's chill. I'm here for it

I'm curious to try this recipe. Maybe salting the eggplant before the brine so it loses a bit of its natural taste and can pass better as a fish. And then, you know, eating it with chips and vinegar instead of nothing :P

😂 She said "😳 is it okay to say damn?!"so cute

sees thumbnail, immediately AGREE!!!

Eggplant has the tendency of getting quite soft when exposed to heat It'd be interesting to see the end result with a partially dehydrated eggplant after being marinated.

Even if it didn't taste like fish, I would still want to try this because I love fried eggplant.

You put in so much enthusiasm and hard work into your stuff, you totally deserve to at least have Gordon acknowledge this.

I can't believe that I'm watching vegan chef videos when I am so far from a vegan. You videos are however inspiring me to make vegan side dishes or vegan lunches. Rad!!! Love it

I also put kelp powder in my beer butter to boost them up! Also nori sheet pieces on top of my fillets. I do this with tofu a lot. I'm gonna try the eggplants too. Thanks for the recipe!

I've had success adding a few things to "vegan fish" marinades (we eat because of allergies). I used it primarily with TOFU in the past, but will be trying it in your eggplant recipe. I really like the 'seafood quality' it imparts. 1) seaweed pearls that IKEA sold. A few TBSP blended into a soaking/marinating mix. 2) Nori or nori powder--I put it in a spice grinder and create very small flakes. 3) Vegan Fish Sauce: Any brand is probably fine, we used the OCEAN'S HALO ( I have no affiliation or compensation) 4) Vegan Oyster sauce. Its a Chinese sauce available in asian stores or online--primarily MUSHROOMS as its flavoring agent. I add these in a blender to the other typical marinated ingredients. You may have to play with proportions.

Just made this last night and it was awesome!!!!!! I didn’t have the mushroom seasoning so I mixed mushroom powder with salt instead 🤷🏻‍♀️ my husband isn’t a big eggplant fan but he ate four of them himself with homemade tartar sauce and malt vinegar! We are going to make po boys with the leftovers this weekend — just reheat in an air fryer for like 4 minutes! Thank you for the recipe!!!

There was a Greek restaurant in Mexico (yes, Mexico) that served eggplants sliced into half inch circles and deep-fried with a beautiful crust. They were amazing! Super simple but packed with flavor.

I just want to mention something… Even if you’re not vegan or vegetarian, this guy has some very inventive ideas that can be brought into your meals. I don’t eat meat and don’t use meat substitutes or like to pretend that I’m eating meat (it’s just weird to me) but DUDE his recipes and ideas are incredible. And if you find the videos interesting, definitely check out his cookbook. It’ll make your brain explode with ideas. Lol his cookbook is like a muse for my dinners.

I worked at this pizza place and we used to make fried eggplant as a pizza topping. We would slice it, salt it and layer it between paper towels in a perforated pan then put a weight on top of it and let it sit in the refrigerator overnight before breading it and frying it. Pulled out enough moisture to make it fry better and gave it a real meaty texture.

Oh yes, this is so much better than the eggplant steak :D I knew you were going to come up with something amazing! I must say, making eggplant this way in itself is a great idea, even if you don't treat it as a fish substitute! Especially considering you managed to please Monica who does not like eggplant too much anyways! . Lots and lots of love Mark! Have a great rest of this week!

I'm kinda surprised that you didn't thought of adding crushed seaweed paper into the dry batter for more fishy flavour.