Eggplant Parmesan
Eggplant Parmesan
This recipe is excellent, even though a lot of steps, it is well worth it for flavorful eggplant. Links to the shortcuts are listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Ingredients
- 2-3 purple eggplants
- 1 cup all purpose flour, and as needed
- 3 eggs, and as needed
- salt and pepper, as desired
- cooking oil, for frying
- 500 grams Mozzarella Cheese, sliced, (1 lb)
- 1 1/2 cups Mozzarella Cheese, shredded
- 2 1/2 cups tomato pasta sauce, Shortcut
- Parmesan cheese, grated, as desired
- Italian seasoning, as desired, Shortcut
Instructions
- Due to how this is assembled and how many eggplants you use, this can be made in various thicknesses so I state this as 6 to 12 servings. For 6 servings, estimate the eggplant stacks as 3-4 layers and 1 stack as a serving. For 12 servings, figure 5-6 layers and each stack cut in half before serving.
- Peel the eggplant and slice about 1/4 inch or slightly thicker.
- Add the flour to a shallow dish and season with salt and pepper as desired. In another shallow dish add the eggs and beat them with a fork.
- Heat about 1/2 inch of oil in a pan on medium heat. When the oil is hot, coat a slice of eggplant in flour then coat in egg, and place in the hot oil.
- Repeat to fill the pan in a single layer. Cook the eggplant in batches until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Repeat until all the slices are cooked.
- Heat your oven to 180 C (350 F), get out a 9x13 baking dish.
- Using the browned eggplant slices, add a layer of slices to the bottom of the 9x13 baking dish.
- Add a slice of cheese to each slice of eggplant.
- Add another layer of eggplant, then another layer of cheese, and top with another layer of eggplant. Goal is stacks of 3 layers of eggplant with cheese in between the layers. I sliced 3 eggplants so I made the stacks with 4 layers.
- Cover each stack with pasta sauce.
- Top each stack with the shredded cheese, top with Parmesan cheese as desired, then sprinkle on some Italian seasoning as desired.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- Serve as a light main dish with a salad, or as a side with a main of your choice. Enjoy.
Notes
Low cost per serving.
Shortcuts: Italian Seasoning, Pasta Sauce.
Recipe adapted from Just A Pinch Recipe Club, Carol Perricone, and the original recipe is here.
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