Baked Eggplant (Aubergine) Ala Ce Ce With Tomato Mushroom Gravy

Montana Heart Song's Note:

The breading & baking recipe is from Ce Ce on recipezaar. She used on green tomatoes. They are to die for. I decided to use on eggplant and use my own tomato mushroom gravy or sauce. I think my eggplant is great with Ce Ce's breading recipe.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• 1 eggplant, peeled and cut in long slices
• 1/2 cup white flour
• 1/2 cup yellow cornmeal
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar or 1/2 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper
• Pam cooking spray

tomato mushroom gravy (or tomato sauce and mushrooms)

• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with onion and garlic
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) can mushroom stems and pieces, with liquid
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1 teaspoon sugar or 1 teaspoon Splenda sugar substitute
• shredded mozzarella cheese (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400*.
2. Place baking pan in oven for about 6 minutes. Take out hot pan and spray with Pam.
3. Mix cornmeal, flour, sugar and pepper in shallow pie plate, while pan is heating.
4. Put milk in another shallow pie plate.
5. Coat each eggplant slice in milk, then in cornmeal and flour mixture.
6. Place breaded eggplant on the baking pan. Spray the slices with Pam.
7. Bake for 15 minutes.
8. Take out of oven and turn slices over.
9. Bake for 10 more minutes. Take out. Cover and keep warm.
10. In medium saucepan add diced tomatoes, mushrooms with liquid. Heat.
11. Add 1 tsp flour to 1/4 cup milk. Stir. Add any leftover milk and breading mix. Wisk to mix until blended. Add sugar or Splenda.
12. Slowly stir in to tomato mushroom mixture and stir until thickened.
13. Use as gravy over eggplant slices or place the cooked eggplant slices in a flat casserole dish, spoon the sauce over and then add shredded cheese on top and bake for 15 minutes 400*.

Reviews

[Chef h&h]

I was looking forward to prepare this dish as my DH and I love eggplant and mushrooms. The suggested idea of baking the eggplant is very good tasty and healthy. Unfortunately the gravy was disappointing. I found it tasteless even thought I added a splash of Lee & Perrins Sauce and pepper. My husband liked it. I asked him to rata the recipe in a scale of 1 -5 he said 4 and I liked 3. I will be baking the eggplant again but I will look to dress up these guys with something a little more tasteful or exotic. Thank you again

[surfin' chef]

Thought this eggplant recipe was great. They are even nice plain as "eggplant chips" dipped in tomato sauce. A nice crisp outside texture with non of the high fat! I served it with chicken breast and a small serving of pasta.

[D's Darling]

What an easy and more healthy way to prepare eggplant instead of frying. The gravy is wonderful! The only substitution I made was to use Splenda Blend instead of sugar. I made these for dinner tonight and everyone loved them!! I'll be making this recipe again.