Eggplant Parmigiana
Serves
6
Total Time
1hrs 50mins
Calories
399
My mother cooks Parmigiana every time I go to Sicily and I love it!
Its only problem is that it requires some time to be cooked perfectly, but it is worth to try.
- Eggplant1.5 kgsliced - 5mm
- Garlic clove3scraped
- Mozzarella cheese200 gfinely sliced
- Salt2 pinches
- Olive oil3 tablespoons
- Canned tomatoes800 g
- Red wine150 ml
- Sugar1 pinch
- Salt & pepper1 pinch
- Dried oregano½ teaspoon
- Parmesan cheese125 g
- Breadcrumbs50 g
- Fresh basil leaves14 g
Ingredients
- 1. Add eggplant and salt to a clean large mixing bowl
- 2. Let rest - approx 30 min
- 3. Drain
- 4. Pat dry with paper towels
- 5. Add olive oil to a clean frying pan
- 6. Heat over medium-high heat
- 7. Add garlic clove to the frying pan
- 8. Fry - approx 1 min
- 9. Add canned tomatoes and red wine to the sauce
- 10. Boil in frying pan
- 11. Mash with potato masher
- 12. Stir
- 13. Reduce in frying pan - medium heat
- 14. Add sugar to the sauce
- 15. Season with salt & pepper
- 16. Add dried oregano to the sauce
- 17. Simmer gently in frying pan while stirring occasionally - 45 min
- 18. Purée with stick blender
- 19. Pre-heat oven - 179°C
- 20. Add olive oil to a clean frying pan
- 21. Heat in frying pan - high heat
- 22. Transfer vegetables to frying pan
- 23. Fry each side in frying pan until golden brown
- 24. Pat dry with paper towels
- 25. Grease a clean baking dish
- 26. Spread one quarter of sauce with baking dish
- 27. Transfer one quarter of content of frying pan to baking dish
- 28. Add mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese to the baking dish
- 29. Arrange
- 30. Transfer sauce to baking dish
- 31. Transfer content of frying pan to baking dish
- 32. Add mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese to the baking dish
- 33. Sprinkle with breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese
- 34. Bake until browned - 30 min, 179°C, medium-high heat
- 35. Remove
- 36. Garnish with fresh basil leaves
- 37. Serve
Method
Make this recipe in the Fresco Recipes App
Enjoy features like ingredient substitutions, smart scaling and guided step-by-step cooking.
