Eggplant Baked With Cheeses
"This recipe is a specialty of Italy's southern regions! Preparation time does not include the hour needed for salted eggplant slices to drain."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 lbs eggplants
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped FINE
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 lb tomatoes, chopped, with juice
- 3 fresh basil leaves
- 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour, for coating
- 2 tablespoons olive oil, for frying
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 14 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced THIN
- 1 dash salt
- 1 dash pepper
directions
- Cut eggplant into 1/2-inch slices, then sprinkle with salt & let drain about 1 hour.
- To make the tomato paste, cook onion in oil until translucent, then stir in garlic & tomatoes (if using fresh tomatoes, add 3 tablespoons water).
- Season to taste, then add basil.
- Cook tomato paste 39 minutes, then puree.
- Pat eggplant slices dry, then coat lightly in flour.
- Heat a little oil in a large nonstick frying pan.
- Add one layer of eggplant & cook over low to moderate heat, with pan covered, until eggplant slices soften.
- Turn slices & cook on other side, then remove from pan & repeat with remaining slices.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, & grease a wide, shallow baking dish.
- Spread a little tomato sauce in bottom of baking dish, then cover with a layer of eggplant.
- Sprinkle with a few teaspoons of Parmesan, then season to taste with salt & pepper, & cover with a layer of mozzarella before spooning on more tomato sauce.
- Repeat until all ingredients are used up, ending with a layer of tomato sauce & a sprinkling of Parmesan.
- Sprinkle with a little olive oil & bake abour 45 minutes, until golden & bubbling.
- Serve & enjoy!
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Reviews
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Mmmm! Really good. Made with low fat cheese and no bread crumbs. Love the fact that this was not as greasy as some eggplant parmesans. Even though I cut the recipe in half we got four good size servings out of it. Very good thanks for the post. -
This is an excellent eggplant recipe! I served this with pasta and it was a tasty accompaniment. I used 2% mozzarella cheese since that's what I had on hand. The fresh tomatoes make this one wonderful dish! Thanks for sharing. -
Very very good, I only had one eggplant, so I did add in two small zucchini, and I used the homemade tomato sauce that I had in the fridge, which is very similar to this one, few more herbs, so that saved me some time. Lots of cheese, which we absolutely loved. Thanks SydneyMike, very much enjoyed! -
I halved the recipe (3 servings) for dinner and I so regret it since it wasn't enough for the 2 of us here even with another dish. DH who acted like a taste tester said it's EXCELLENT! I had to set a small square for photo but DH said, that it would be gone by the time I wake up. So I guess I'd have to make this again tomorrow.That soon as we really adore it and he even requested it (weird for someone who's not into eggplants). Oh, and it tastes like a cheesy vegetarian moussaka without the meat. Really cool! Thanks once again for a fabulous recipe, Sydney Mike. -
Everyone in my family loved this! I will make it again very soon. I made it exactly as directed and loved the fact that it wasn't as greasy as some eggplant dishes can be. Thank you so much for sharing. Made for Beverage Tag.
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