Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, eggplant parmesan. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Eggplant Parmesan is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Eggplant Parmesan is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look wonderful.
Fill Your Cart With Color Today! Scatter half of the Parmesan and half of the mozzarella over the sauced eggplant. Repeat with the remaining eggplant, sauce, Parmesan, and mozzarella. Eggplant slices are dipped in egg and bread crumbs and then baked, instead of fried.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook eggplant parmesan using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:
- Make ready 1 can 800 ml crushed tomatoes
- Get 1 can 800 ml diced tomatoes
- Make ready 3 large eggplants
- Make ready 2 tbsp garlic powder
- Get 2 tbsp salt
- Prepare 2 tbsp black pepper
- Get 1 large egg
- Make ready 1 cup milk
- Prepare 1 medium onion, chopped
- Prepare 3 cup bread crums
- Take 1 cup flour
- Make ready 3 cup mozzarella cheese
- Prepare 1 cup parmigiano cheese
- Make ready 2 bunch fresh parsley
Eggplant Parmigiana is typically a high-fat dish. But this leaner version broils—instead of fries—the eggplant, for a significant fat and calorie savings. Male eggplants have fewer seeds than the female variety does. Because these seeds are bitter, male eggplants are preferred.
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
Male eggplants have fewer seeds than the female variety does. Because these seeds are bitter, male eggplants are preferred. Eggplant parmesan is one of those great Italian comfort foods—a layered casserole much like lasagna but with slices of globe eggplant taking the place of pasta. The two things to keep in mind when cooking eggplant, especially firm globe eggplants, is that not only do eggplants hold onto moisture, they also absorb oil like a sponge. To make legit eggplant parm, you'll need to fry eggplant.
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