Meal prep involves BULK. Lots of stuff. I cooked an entire giant punnet of sliced mushrooms to accent my meals and this is another accent for flavour and texture.
There was so much stuff to do that I had to draft 
Instruments
- Favourite frying instruments and stirrer
- Sharp knife
- Large bowl
Ingredients
- Eggplant(s)
- Butter
- Water and salt for the soaking stage
Instructions
- Slice and dice your eggplants
- Add salt to water in your bowl
- Place the cubes in your salt water to soak
This removes some bitterness from the eggplant. I was told once that they could be toxic if you don't do this, but I later learned that some people like those bitter bitter eggplants and just cook them without soaking.
- soak for up to five hours, drain carefully
- melt butter in frying instrument and fry up the cubes.
These also have the potential to get monotonous en masse, so use for augmenting meals rather than a staple.