Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a Authentic dish, eggplant parmesan. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really 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 current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Eggplant Parmesan is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have eggplant parmesan using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Make ready large eggplants, peeled and cut into 1/2" slices. Try to only use the slices with seeds in them
- Take flour
- Prepare eggs, beaten with a splash of water
- Make ready italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Make ready canola or vegetable oil
- Get salt
- Take your favorite italian red sauce
- Get whole milk mozzarella cheese, freshly grated
- Make ready parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- Get black 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.
Steps to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Set up your dipping station. In separate mixing bowls, place your flour, egg, and bread crumbs in a row. Go down the row with each slice, covering with flour, then egg, and finally bread crumbs. Continue until all the eggplant is coated. Pro tip is to keep one hand dry and one wet.
- In a deep frying pan, heat up 1/2" of cooking oil until hot, on medium high. Add 4-5 slices at a time, cooking both sides until golden brown. Layer paper towels over a plate and place salted eggplant onto the plate. Add paper towels to every layer to soak up excess oil. Continue frying all the slices.
- On a 9"x13" pan, add 1/2 cup of sauce to the bottom of the pan. Add one layer of eggplant, a layer of red sauce, and 1/3 of the cheese. Continue layering in eggplant, sauce, and then cheese. On the third and last layer do not add in the mozzarella layer. The last 1/3 of the cheese will be added later.
- Bake covered at 350 degrees for 40 minutes
- Add the last 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and fresh cracked pepper on top. Place back in the oven uncovered for 10 minutes, until top layer of cheese is melted.
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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