Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, eggplant parmesan. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Eggplant Parmesan is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Eggplant Parmesan is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
Dip eggplant slices in egg, then in bread crumbs. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet. Eggplant slices are coated with bread crumbs and Parmesan cheese and baked between layers of tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese for a filling Italian-inspired meal. Add fresh garlic and basil to taste.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook eggplant parmesan using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Prepare 2-3 large eggplants, peeled and cut into 1/2" slices. Try to only use the slices with seeds in them
- Get 3 cups flour
- Take 4 eggs, beaten with a splash of water
- Take 4 cups italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Get 2 cups canola or vegetable oil
- Take salt
- Prepare 1 jar your favorite italian red sauce
- Make ready 16 oz whole milk mozzarella cheese, freshly grated
- Make ready 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- Prepare black pepper
Eggplant parmesan or "Melanzane alla parmigiana" as it is known in Italy is one of my favourite Italian vegetarian recipes. There are many discussions of where eggplant parmesan originated. Because of the name Parmigiana which means that it is made with parmesan cheese obviously Parma is an obvious choice. But there are also claims that eggplant parmesan comes from the campania region and.
Instructions 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.
Because of the name Parmigiana which means that it is made with parmesan cheese obviously Parma is an obvious choice. But there are also claims that eggplant parmesan comes from the campania region and. Eggplant parmesan is a thing of beauty. Layers of eggplant, marinara sauce, and cheese, baked to perfection — I'll give you a second to let all that decadence sink in. Eggplant Parmesan is one of all my all-time favorite comfort foods.
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