Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, eggplant parmesan. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. 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 popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Eggplant Parmesan is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook eggplant parmesan using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Make ready 🍝 For the sauce
- Get garlic
- Take anchovies (salted/oiled not the fresh variety!)
- Make ready large onion
- Get chopped tomatoes
- Get small red pepper
- Get olive oil
- Prepare white wine
- Prepare large handful fresh basil
- Get large handful fresh parsley
- Prepare dried oregano
- Get Salt and pepper
- Take 🍆 Aubergines and layers
- Get large aubergines - you can use Eggplants if you prefer ;)
- Get fresh mozzarella
- Take grated mozzarella (buy pre-grated)
- Get panko breadcrumbs
- Make ready dried oregano
- Take black pepper
- Take freshly grated parmesan
- Make ready flour
- Prepare eggs (depending upon size)
- Get olive oil
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:
- Peel and slice your aubergines. Slices should be no thicker than 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle with salt, then layer on a baking sheet surrounded by kitchen roll/paper towels. Add another baking sheet on top and finally put a heavy water-filled bowl on top. Leave for about an hour.
- While the aubergines are getting ready, you can make the sauce. Heat oil in a pan then add onions and garlic and fry for a few minutes until translucent. Then add the peppers, anchovies, 3/4 of the basil & parsley, and salt and pepper.
- After a couple of minutes add the tomatoes and white wine, plus a cup of water. Simmer on a low heat for 20-30 minutes.
- Using a food processor blend the panko, oregano, 3/4 cup parmesan and salt and pepper until it is a fine powder. Add to a shallow bowl next to a bowl with the eggs (beaten) and another bowl with the flour.
- Heat 2/3 cup oil in a large frying pan. Dip the aubergine slices first in the flour, then the egg, then in the panko-parmesan mix until well covered. Then fry on both sides until golden brown. The larger your frying pan the more you can fry at once. When the slices are done rest them on a plate covered with paper towels to drain the excess oil.
- Add the grated mozzarella, the remainder of the basil and parsley (chopped) and what's left of the grated parmesan to a bowl.
- Spread 1 cup sauce over the bottom of a large baking pan. Then add a layer of aubergine slices (trim as needed). Drizzle 1 cup sauce over and sprinkle with one-third of cheese mixture. Add another layer of aubergine, followed by another cup sauce and half of remaining cheese mixture. Repeat with remaining slices, sauce, and cheese mixture. Add the final fresh mozzarella slices then sprinkle some more oregano on the top.
- Bake in the middle of the oven until golden brown, normally 45–60 minutes. Important: leave to stand for 20-30 minutes before attempting to serve it has a chance to firm up.
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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