Vegetarian Eggplant Parmigiana
June 12, 2011 | In: Main Course, Vegetarian
This is a great vegetarian recipe. I made this dish for a party of 30 people. It was a success! The marinara sauce I used is made from scratch. I share the marinara sauce recipe on this website
Ingredients
3lbs Eggplant
8 Eggs
1/2 lb Parmigiana Cheese
3/4lb Shredded Mozzarella Cheese
Salt
Preparation
You can make the Marinara Sauce in advance. I have posted my Marinara Sauce recipe.
Wash and slice the eggplants length wise
Sprinkle salt in each eggplant slice and place it a colander. I like to place a plate on top of the eggplant and something heavy above. This helps drain the water out of the eggplant and take away a little of its bitterness.
In a frying pan, add oil. I like to use Extra Virgin olive oil in my cooking
Take each eggplant and deep it in the egg on both sides
Place the eggplant slice in the frying oil for 1 minute or until is slightly brown on both sides
Place the eggplant on top of an absorbent paper
Repeat this step for each slice of eggplant
In a 15×11 oven pan, add two scoops of the marinara sauce to the bottom of the ban
Place the eggplant slices horizontally until you cover the pan
Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella and parmigiano on top
Start the second layer by laying the eggplant vertically until you cover the pan
Add the marinara sauce
Sprinkle the mozzarella and parmigiano cheese
Beat some eggs with parmigiano cheese and lay it over the eggplant
Start the third layer by adding the eggplant slices horizontally
Add the tomato sauce to the top
Sprinkle with parmigiano cheese
Bake it on 350F for 45 minutes
Enjoy, buon appettito
Shredded Mozzarella Cheese