Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, eggplant parmesan. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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.
Eggplant Parmesan is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Eggplant Parmesan is something that I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have eggplant parmesan using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve 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
- Prepare 4 eggs, beaten with a splash of water
- Get 4 cups italian seasoned bread crumbs
- Make ready 2 cups canola or vegetable oil
- Get salt
- Prepare 1 jar your favorite italian red sauce
- Take 16 oz whole milk mozzarella cheese, freshly grated
- Make ready 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- Prepare black pepper
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.
Steps 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.
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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