The queen Parmigiana: the original Aubergine based recipe
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An easy and delicious recipe of Aubergine-based Parmigiana, a popular Italian dish to serve on your dinner table. Well-known also as a rosticceria food, you can easily buy a bite in many Italian little shops of delicacy in UK and in USA, but the best is to make it yourself! How? Give it a go with this recipe and let us know how it was.
The queen Parmigiana: the original Aubergine based recipe
Author: Maria C. Bada
Recipe type: Easy
Cuisine: Italian
Serves: 6-8
Ingredients
- Aubergine - 2
- Tomato sauce - 3 cups
- Parmesan – 3 tablespoons, grated
- Part skim ricotta cheese – 1 ½ cup
- Egg – 1, beaten
- Fresh parsley - ½ cup, chopped
- Fresh mozzarella - 3, diced
- Garlic
- Olive oil - as required
- Salt and Pepper - to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° and cut the aubergines into half an inch rounds.
- Sprinkle salt over it and transfer it into a colander for 30 minutes. then, lay the aubergine on a paper towel to let the excess moisture be absorbed.
- Pat them dry and lay them on a baking sheet which has been already prepared with a little bit of cooking oil.
- Season the aubergines chuncks with salt, freshly ground pepper and garlic cloves. Flip them and season it in a similar manner.
- Bake them in the oven for 20 minutes, until they are golden.
- In a bowl, put the ricotta cheese, add beaten egg, freshly chopped parsley, salt and freshly ground pepper.
- In the baking dish, spread the tomato sauce, lay the first aubergine row over it . 8. Take the ricotta cheese mixture and spread over the top of the row a bit. Finish with a tablespoon of parmesan cheese.
- Prepare the same layers of tomato sauce, egg plant, ricotta cheese and parmesan cheese. After 3 layers, top it all with diced mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
- Bake it in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Serve after 15-20 minutes of cooling.
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