Simple Way to Make Eggplant Parmesan

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, eggplant parmesan. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look 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 popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Eggplant Parmesan is something which I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have eggplant parmesan using 14 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Parmesan:

1. Get 1 can 800 ml crushed tomatoes
2. Prepare 1 can 800 ml diced tomatoes
3. Prepare 3 large eggplants
4. Take 2 tbsp garlic powder
5. Make ready 2 tbsp salt
6. Make ready 2 tbsp black pepper
7. Make ready 1 large egg
8. Make ready 1 cup milk
9. Prepare 1 medium onion, chopped
10. Get 3 cup bread crums
11. Make ready 1 cup flour
12. Get 3 cup mozzarella cheese
13. Take 1 cup parmigiano cheese
14. Prepare 2 bunch fresh parsley

Make baked eggplant parmesan instead of lasagna to skip the unnecessary carbs and still enjoy all the cheesy goodness. This Baked Eggplant Parmesan recipe is lightened up a bit with baked (instead of fried) panko-crusted roasted eggplant, and layered up with a zesty combination of marinara, cheeses and fresh herbs. 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?

Instructions

Steps to make Eggplant Parmesan:

1. 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
2. Slice eggplant into 1/4 inch thick pieces
3. Combine egg and milk into a bowl and mix well
4. Combine bread crums, flour and remaining salt, garlic powder and pepper into a bowl and mix well
5. Bring veg oil to medium/medium high heat in large sauce or frying pan
6. Dredge eggplant in egg wash mix and then into bread Crum mix and fry in veg oil. About 35 seconds each side until golden
7. 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)
8. 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

Repeat with the remaining eggplant, sauce, Parmesan, and mozzarella. It's Comfort Food at Its Best. Eggplant parmesan will always be one of my top favorite comfort foods. There is something about the dish that feels like it's giving you a giant hug. Growing up, I was not a huge fan of eggplant.

So that is going to wrap this up with this special food eggplant parmesan recipe. Thank you very much for reading. I’m sure you can make this at home. There’s gonna be more interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, friends and colleague. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!

Print this page