Authentic Eggplant Parmesan
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 large eggplant, sliced peeled (optional)
- 3 -4 cups of preferrably homemade marinara sauce or 3 -4 cups meat, sauce
- 3 whole eggs, beaten
- 1 2⁄3 cups seasoned flour
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
- salt & pepper
- garlic powder
directions
- Preheat oven to 350deg. Generously grease a 13 X 9 inches baking dish. Beat eggs in a shallow bowl. In another shallow bowl place flour, salt, pepper and garlic powder-mix well to combine. Slice eggplant 1/4" thick and leave in a bowl of cold, salted water until ready to use. Drain eggplant but do not "dry". Dip eggplant slices in seasoned flour first, then egg and fry in large skillet until lightly browned on both sides. Lay on a platter until all eggplant slices are fried. Place 1 cup of sauce in bottom of baking dish and begin layering with eggplant, sauce and cheeses until finished. Bake covered for approxi-mately 30 minutes. Remove foil, sprinkly generously with additional mozarella cheese and fresh torn basil and return to oven for 10 more minutes until cheese is getting slightly browned and bubbly. Serve as a main dish with garlic toast and fresh green salad or use as a side dish with meat or pasta. Delish!
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I have been married to the same man for nearly 37 years, have two grown sons that love to eat. I now have two wonderful grand babies...Mia Rose, age 2 1/2 and Marco, age 8 months. They spend a lot of time at Grammas house as I babysit four days per week. I make sure they are well nourished.
My husband and I are retired and have a retirement home in St. Augustine FL. We are back and forth between Northeast PA (namely, Exeter, PA) and Saint Augustine.
We love it in Saint Augustine; however we really miss our grandbabies when we are away from them for 2 wks at a time. I am from a predominately Italian background and cook mostly Italian favorites passed down from generation to generation. However, I do like to cook just about everything and reallly love to bake. The more difficult the recipe is, I take it as a real challenge and tackle it head on!!!