Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, eggplant parmesan. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Classic for a reason, Italian baked Eggplant Parmesan is comfort food at its best. Breaded eggplant slices are layered with mozzarella, Parmesan, basil, and tomato sauce, and baked until bubbly. This baked eggplant parmesan recipe will become one of your family favorites!
Eggplant Parmesan is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Eggplant Parmesan is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook eggplant parmesan using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Take 2 Eggplants Large
- Take 1/2 Cup Bread Plain Crumbs
- Get of 1 Bag Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
- Get Container of 1 Ricotta Cheese
- Make ready of 1 Can Tomatoes Whole Peeled
- Get 1 Clove Garlic , peeled and minced
- Prepare 1 Cup Basil Leaves
- Take Olive Oil
- Make ready Kosher Salt (to drain moisture from eggplant)
- Prepare To Taste Salt
- Prepare To Taste Pepper
Their eggplant Parmesan inspired the eggplant lasagna in my cookbook, which includes long strips of roasted eggplant layered between the noodles and marinara. Have you had the chance to try that one? The eggplant is layered in a large pan with marinara sauce, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan cheese. This it 's baked until the cheese topping is golden.
Instructions to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Use a mandolin or chef's knife to slice the eggplant into very thin slices. Arrange one layer in the bottom of a large colander and sprinkle evenly with salt. Repeat with remaining eggplant, salting, until all eggplant is in the colander.
- Weigh down the slices with a couple of plates and let drain for 2 hours. The purpose of this is to drain the moisture from the eggplant before cooking it.
- While the eggplant is draining, prepare the simple tomato sauce. Add the tomatoes, garlic, basil, and olive oil to a saucepan and cook on medium heat for about 10 - 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- After about 2 hours, take the eggplant and press down on it to remove excess water, wipe off the excess salt, and lay the slices out on paper towels to remove all the moisture.
- In a wide, shallow bowl or container, add the bread crumbs. Dip each slice of eggplant in the bowl and coat with bread crumbs on both sides. Pan fry or deep fry each slice in olive oil until golden brown.
- Place the fried eggplant slice on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. In the bottom of a baking dish, spread a layer of tomato sauce. Add a layer of eggplant slices, then ricotta, then shredded mozzarella. Repeat these layers until the baking dish is full (or you run out of eggplant).
- Bake uncovered for about 60 minutes. Allow to rest at room temperature for about 10 minutes before serving.
It's Comfort Food at Its Best. This easy eggplant parmesan recipe is not only delicious, but also healthy. Make baked eggplant parmesan instead of lasagna to skip the unnecessary carbs and still enjoy all the cheesy goodness. Repeat with the remaining eggplant, sauce, Parmesan, and mozzarella. One bite of Eggplant Parmesan and you'll be sold.
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