Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan)
Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan)

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VEGAN EGGPLANT PARMESAN with Cashew Mozzarella Eggplant parmigiana or eggplant Parmesan is one of the most popular and iconic vegetarian Italian dishes and this recipe is straight from Italy. Parmigiana di melanzane is my one of my ultimate comfort foods.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan) using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan):
  1. Prepare Sauce
  2. Get 1 (14.5 oz) can of crushed tomatoes
  3. Prepare 1/4 cup dry sherry
  4. Get 1/2 large onion, diced
  5. Prepare 4 garlic cloves, minced
  6. Prepare 2 tsp Italian seasoning
  7. Get 1/2 tsp black pepper
  8. Get 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  9. Make ready 1 tbsp tomato paste
  10. Prepare 1 tsp anchovy paste
  11. Take 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable base OR 2 vegetable boullion cubes
  12. Make ready 1 tsp sugar
  13. Get 2 tsp olive oil
  14. Take Main
  15. Prepare ~2 lbs eggplant, sliced into 1/4 inch slices (2 large globe or 3 - 4 Italian eggplants)
  16. Get 2 tbsp olive oil
  17. Take 4 oz shredded whole milk mozzarella
  18. Make ready 1 oz grated Parmigiano Reggiano

It's a hearty side dish or great meatless/vegetarian main. While eggplant parmesan is usually served over pasta (often spaghetti) in the U. S., that's not the tradition in Italy. However, the sauce made with this dish.

Steps to make Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan):
  1. Preheat oven to 450. Cover bottom of two sheet pans with aluminum foil. Coat foil and both sides of each piece of eggplant thoroughly in olive oil. Place eggplant slices into a singe layer across the two sheets.
  2. Set up oven racks to lower middle and upper middle positions. Put eggplant in oven and roast for 20 minutes, switching the rack position and rotating each pan after 10 minutes for even cooking. Remove and allow to cool at least 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 375.
  3. While you are roasting the eggplant, start the sauce. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant. Add tomato paste, anchovy paste, and vegetable base. Mix in and cook about 30 seconds. Add dry sherry. Cook about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and all other seasonings. Bring to a simmer and then reduce to medium-low heat. Cover. Cook, stirring occassionally, about 20 minutes.
  4. Grease an oval or rectangular baking dish well with cooking spray. Place 1/2 cup of sauce into the bottom and spread across the whole bottom. Place a single lawyer of eggplant over the sauce. Add another 1/2 cup of sauce and 1/3 of the cheeses.
  5. Place another layer of eggplant, 1/2 cup of sauce, and 1/3 of the cheese. Continue with the final layer of eggplant and top with remaining sauce and cheese. Place into the oven, uncovered, and bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Remove and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

This aubergine parmigiana recipe is a brilliant vegetarian alternative to a lasagne. Get stuck into layers of slow-cooked tomato and aubergine - yum!! Parmigiana (/ˌpɑːrmɪˈdʒɑːnə, -ˈʒɑː-/, Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːna], also called parmigiana di melanzane [parmiˈdʒaːna di melanˈdzaːne; -ˈtsaːne] or melanzane alla parmigiana. Parmigiana di Melanzane, or Eggplant Parmesan, is a simple but elegant Italian recipe. Our version of this vegetarian dish is lighter than many and includes a Fresh Herb Tomato Sauce that is perfect for using end of season produce!

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