Donitoh's Kitchen - Italian Time : Eggplant Parmesiana

WE ARE HAVING ITALIANI!

Another dish I love to cook is this Vegetable Italian dish. It is optional to put any kind of meat but for this one, I made it without any meat just in time for the Lenten Season. It will take some time to make this because there are three parts to it. But like what I always say, time will fly so fast when you are enjoying it.

I got this recipe online and although the name states Parmesan cheese, I am using regular cheddar cheese since it is cheaper and available in the grocery. Also, you have the option to create your own sauce as to what type you like. It can be Marinara sauce or any sauce that will suite your taste.

HERE WE GO!

Ingredients:

Eggplants (Large)

Eggs

Flour

Oregano

Onions and Garlic

Cooling Oil

Spaghetti Sauce 

Cheese (any kind will do)

Salt and Pepper

Procedure:

For the Eggplants:

1.       Slice the Eggplants into sheets. They should look like Lasagna noodles: wide enough but not too thin or else they will sag like paper.

Make sure they are not that thin so that they will not sag after frying.

2.       Mix in a bowl eggs, flour, oregano. Dash in salt and pepper to preference. This will be the batter for the eggplants before they are fried lie patties.

3.       In a medium sized fraying pan, pour in a good amount of oil and heat it up. Once warm enough, place in a good number of eggplant slices and bring to a golden brown. Set aside.

For the Sauce:

4.       Mince garlic and onions.

5.       Sauté in a sauce pan with enough Oil until cooked.

6.       Mix in spaghetti sauce and let it simmer.

For the final part:

1.       Place in a baking pan a couple of eggplant pieces at the base.

2.       Layer in the sauce on top then grated cheese on top.

3.       Repeat the layering until it fills the pan.

4.       Cover top later with grated cheese and oregano.

5.       Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the cheese has completely melted.

DONE! 

After it cooked, I took it out and since I was hungry, all it looked like in my plate was like SP*%#$@! 

I would suggest that you serve this with Garlic Toast and some good chilled wine for the perfect dinning experience.

If you have questions, comment and suggestions, don't hesitate to comment below.

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