As I have mentioned in a recent post my Dad has a garden and so another vegetable that has been a plenty is Eggplants.
Most of the summer, I would grill them or just roast them in the oven, and a couple of times I made Eggplant Parmesan. I would post my pictures on facebook and of course my friends say tell me the recipe.
So this last time I tried to remember as making it to take pictures of the process and what I do 🙂
First I used my homemade tomato sauce that I made out of the tomatoes from my Dad’s garden and I love using Fresh Mozzarella 🙂
So enjoy!!
First I peeled, sliced then sprinkled slices with salt in a colander
for 30-40 minutes, then pat each slice dry with paper towel.
(LOL of course the first picture of that I forgot to take)
Then place them on a baking sheet
I took panko bread crumbs and fresh grated Parmesan Cheese
Mixed in some Sandwich Sprinkle from Penzeys
(coarse salt, garlic, black pepper, basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme and marjoram)
you can add Italian seasonings as well
Put about 2 Tbsp. on mixture on top of each slice
with your hand press down crumb mixture
Then I sprayed each piece with PAM – Olive oil spray
of course you could drizzle with olive oil if you wish too.
Then bake in a 385 degree oven until tops are brown
Sauce you can use any you like, so pick your favorite
I used my homemade sauce and I added
some of the Sandwich Sprinkle to the sauce
I have some Fresh Sliced Mozzarella
In a sprayed baking dish, place a eggplant down
and top with sauce
Then top with a slice of mozzarella
Place another piece of eggplant and repeat
with sauce and cheese
I topped the final piece of cheese with the rest of the sauce
I had crumb mixture leftover
and I sprinkled some over top the entire dish
And bake at 385 degrees until brown
and cheese is melted and brown
This was so good, most of the time I don’t measure anything so when
I cook unless I write it down it really just turns out to what I have
in my pantry and such. So when I am experimenting and it turns out good, I have to remember what I did so I can share in a blog, and then most the time I don’t take picture either 😛 LOL
The last time I made this (pictures below), I did the same except I didn’t have
any crumb mixture left, so I sprinkle the final layer with a little parmesan chesse
They both turned out delicious 😛 so as you make yours just make to what you like and
it will be just as Delicious!!
4 medium size eggplant, peeled, sliced a 1/2- 3/4 inch thick (6 slices from each) Sprinkle each slice of eggplant both sides lightly with salt, place slice in colander in the sink, In a bowl add panko, Parmesan and 2 Tbsp. seasonings; mix together. Place slices on a baking sheet and put about 1- 1 1/2 Tbsp. of mixture on top, press mixture down with hand then spray with olive oil spray. Meanwhile get your tomato sauce ready, mix in 1 Tbsp. seasoning, have mozzarella slices ready. Once eggplant tops have browned, place half the slice in the baking dish, top with 1 – 1 1/2 Tbsp. sauce, You can really make this your own, you like more sauce use more sauce, or cheese even, if you want to stack 3 high then stack 3 high. These a great meal served with a simple salad on the side. Enjoy!!!Eggplant Parmesan
3 cups of tomato sauce
3 Tbsp. Penzeys Sandwich Sprinkle or Italian seasonings, divided
2 cups panko bread crumbs
1 cup fresh Parmesan cheese, grated
Fresh Mozzarella sliced, 2 slices for each stack
(used 1 1/2 logs for 8 stacks, so 2 logs would work for 12 stacks)
PAM Olive Oil spray
let set for 30-40 mins. Then pat each piece with a paper towel, doing this helps draw out the bitterness that some eggplants tend to have.
Crumb mixture does fly around a little that is why I press down the mixture, you can drizzle tops with olive oil if you wish. Bake at 385 degrees until tops are brown about 25 minutes or so.
Spray a baking dish that will hold the amount you are making.
then a slice of cheese, repeat again, eggplant, sauce and cheese.
At this point you can top each stack with leftover sauce and sprinkle with any left over crumb mixture, or just sprinkle some a little Parmesan cheese over top. Bake at 385 degrees until light brown and cheese is bubbly.