Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan) is something that I have loved my whole life.
Crispy Baked Eggplant Video Recipe by Bhavna Eggplant parmigiana or eggplant Parmesan is one of the most popular and iconic vegetarian Italian dishes and this recipe is straight from Italy. This aubergine parmigiana recipe is a brilliant vegetarian alternative to a lasagne.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan) using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan):
- Prepare Sauce
- Get 1 (14.5 oz) can of crushed tomatoes
- Make ready 1/4 cup dry sherry
- Take 1/2 large onion, diced
- Get 4 garlic cloves, minced
- Prepare 2 tsp Italian seasoning
- Prepare 1/2 tsp black pepper
- Prepare 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- Prepare 1 tbsp tomato paste
- Make ready 1 tsp anchovy paste
- Make ready 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable base OR 2 vegetable boullion cubes
- Get 1 tsp sugar
- Take 2 tsp olive oil
- Prepare Main
- Get ~2 lbs eggplant, sliced into 1/4 inch slices (2 large globe or 3 - 4 Italian eggplants)
- Get 2 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 4 oz shredded whole milk mozzarella
- Make ready 1 oz grated Parmigiano Reggiano
However, the sauce made with this dish. parmigiana is not parmigiano or parmesan! Most non-Italians I come across erroneously believe that the name of this dish comes from the use of the hard cheese Hence calling it eggplant parmesan. However, the name actually reflects the arrangement of the aubergines/eggplants (melanzane). Parmigiana di Melanzane is the perfect low carb comfort food.
Steps to make Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan):
- Preheat oven to 450. Cover bottom of two sheet pans with aluminum foil. Coat foil and both sides of each piece of eggplant thoroughly in olive oil. Place eggplant slices into a singe layer across the two sheets.
- Set up oven racks to lower middle and upper middle positions. Put eggplant in oven and roast for 20 minutes, switching the rack position and rotating each pan after 10 minutes for even cooking. Remove and allow to cool at least 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 375.
- While you are roasting the eggplant, start the sauce. Heat olive oil over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic and cook 30 seconds until fragrant. Add tomato paste, anchovy paste, and vegetable base. Mix in and cook about 30 seconds. Add dry sherry. Cook about 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and all other seasonings. Bring to a simmer and then reduce to medium-low heat. Cover. Cook, stirring occassionally, about 20 minutes.
- Grease an oval or rectangular baking dish well with cooking spray. Place 1/2 cup of sauce into the bottom and spread across the whole bottom. Place a single lawyer of eggplant over the sauce. Add another 1/2 cup of sauce and 1/3 of the cheeses.
- Place another layer of eggplant, 1/2 cup of sauce, and 1/3 of the cheese. Continue with the final layer of eggplant and top with remaining sauce and cheese. Place into the oven, uncovered, and bake for 25 - 30 minutes. Remove and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
I've never made a secret of the fact that I like comfort food. That's when I remembered my old favorite, Parmigiana di Melanzane or Eggplant Parmesan as it is also known. But where traditional eggplant parm is breaded and fried. Parmigiana (/ˌpɑːrmɪˈdʒɑːnə, -ˈʒɑː-/, Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːna], also called parmigiana di melanzane [parmiˈdʒaːna di melanˈdzaːne; -ˈtsaːne] or melanzane alla parmigiana. In the following article we're going to deal with Italian cuisine once again!
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