Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. 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 unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Eggplant Parmesan is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Eggplant Parmesan is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
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.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have eggplant parmesan using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Get 1 can 800 ml crushed tomatoes
- Take 1 can 800 ml diced tomatoes
- Prepare 3 large eggplants
- Make ready 2 tbsp garlic powder
- Take 2 tbsp salt
- Make ready 2 tbsp black pepper
- Make ready 1 large egg
- Get 1 cup milk
- Get 1 medium onion, chopped
- Get 3 cup bread crums
- Get 1 cup flour
- Prepare 3 cup mozzarella cheese
- Get 1 cup parmigiano cheese
- Make ready 2 bunch fresh parsley
Growing up, I was not a huge fan of eggplant. 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. One bite of Eggplant Parmesan and you'll be sold.
Instructions to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Bring crushed and diced tomatoes to a boil and add 1 tablespoon salt, garlic powder and pepper. Stir in half of the fresh parsley and the whole onion, reduce heat and thicken sauce over 35 minutes
- Slice eggplant into 1/4 inch thick pieces
- Combine egg and milk into a bowl and mix well
- Combine bread crums, flour and remaining salt, garlic powder and pepper into a bowl and mix well
- Bring veg oil to medium/medium high heat in large sauce or frying pan
- Dredge eggplant in egg wash mix and then into bread Crum mix and fry in veg oil. About 35 seconds each side until golden
- Ladle some tomatoe sauce into an oven safe glass or tin dish( something used for lasagna or cake). And layer eggplant then sauce, mozzarella, parmigiano and repeat. ( should make 3 to 4 layers depending)
- Lastly top it off with the remaining mozzarella, parmigiano and fresh parsley. Add more cheese if desired. And bake in the oven at 350 for 15 minutes or until golden on top
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. 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? Eggplant parmesan tastes very similar to regular chicken parmesan.
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