Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a instant dish, eggplant parmesan. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Eggplant slices are dipped in egg and bread crumbs and then baked, instead of fried. The slices are layered with spaghetti sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Classic for a reason, Italian baked Eggplant Parmesan is comfort food at its best.
Eggplant Parmesan is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Eggplant Parmesan is something which I have loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have eggplant parmesan using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Take Eggplants Large
- Get Bread Plain Crumbs
- Get Mozzarella Cheese Shredded
- Make ready Ricotta Cheese
- Prepare Tomatoes Whole Peeled
- Prepare Garlic , peeled and minced
- Prepare Basil Leaves
- Get Olive Oil
- Get Kosher Salt (to drain moisture from eggplant)
- Make ready Salt
- Get Pepper
Have you had the chance to try that one? 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. It's Comfort Food at Its Best.
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.
One bite of Eggplant Parmesan and you'll be sold. To make legit eggplant parm, you'll need to fry eggplant. And to yield the best results, you're going to want to let it sit for a bit with salt to draw out. After all, Parmesan-coated eggplant slices smothered in tomato sauce and baked until tender is a simple comfort food at its very best. While the preparations are straightforward, a few tricks will help.
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