Best Melanzane Alla Parmigiana Recipes

MELANZANE ALLA PARMIGIANA (EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA)

Steps:

• For the red sauce: Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the garlic and onions and saute until tender, 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, red pepper flakes and some salt and black pepper and simmer for 20 minutes. Tear the basil leaves and stir into the sauce at the end of simmering.
• For the eggplant parmigiana: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Pour 2 inches of olive oil into a heavy-bottomed pot or high-sided skillet and heat to 360 degrees F.
• Pour the flour into a wide casserole dish. Whisk in salt and black pepper. Dredge the eggplant slices in the flour, and then fry them in the hot oil in batches. When they are browned, remove them from the oil and lay them on a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat as necessary. Let cool.
• Start layering your ingredients in individual gratin dishes or in 2 disposable trays if making family-style servings: a few slices of fried eggplant, a small spoonful of red sauce, a couple of handfuls of mozzarella, a couple of tablespoons of Parmesan, a few leaves of basil. Repeat the layering 2 to 3 times (3 is better if your dish can accommodate it). For the top layer, finish with a final spoonful of red sauce, mozzarella and Parmesan. Bake until bubbly and golden on top, 25 to 30 minutes. Reserve any remaining red sauce for another use.
• Serve garnished with a few leaves of basil, a sprinkle of Parmesan, and a touch of extra-virgin olive oil.
• Buon Appetito!

AUBERGINE, TOMATO & PARMESAN BAKE (MELANZANE ALLA PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 360ºF.
• In a shallow pan, mix together the garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, and 4 tbsp of the olive oil.
• Cook over a high heat for 3 mins, pour in the tomatoes, then simmer for 8 mins, stirring every now and then; stir in the tomato purée.
• Meanwhile, heat a griddle pan until very hot.
• Brush a few of the aubergines with a little oil, then add to the pan.
• Cook over a high heat until well browned and cooked through, about 5-7 minutes.
• Turn them halfway through cooking.
• Lift onto kitchen paper and do the next batch (Once you have added the correct amount of oil - if the pan looks dry, don't add more oil - the aubergines will release their juices and oils.).
• When all the aubergines are cooked, lay a few of them in the bottom of an ovenproof dish, then spoon over some sauce.
• Sprinkle with Parmesan and basil leaves.
• Add seasoning, then repeat this process with the remaining ingredients.
• Finally, pour the egg over the top, sprinkle over a little more Parmesan, then bake for 20 mins or until the topping is golden.

AUBERGINE, TOMATO & PARMESAN BAKE (MELANZANE ALLA PARMIGIANA)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. In a shallow pan, mix together the garlic and 4 tbsp of the olive oil. Cook over a high heat for 3 mins, tip in the tomatoes, then simmer for 8 mins, stirring every now and then. Stir in the tomato purée.
• Meanwhile, heat a griddle pan until very hot. Brush a few of the aubergines with a little oil, then add to the pan. Cook over a high heat until well browned and cooked through, about 5-7 mins. Turn them halfway through cooking. Lift onto kitchen paper and do the next batch.
• When all the aubergines are cooked, lay a few of them in the bottom of an ovenproof dish, then spoon over some sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan and basil leaves. Add seasoning, then repeat this process with the remaining ingredients. Finally, pour the egg over the top, sprinkle over a little more Parmesan, then bake for 20 mins or until the topping is golden.

MELANZANE ALLA PARMIGIANA

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. In a shallow pan, mix together the garlic and 4 tbsp of the olive oil. Cook over a high heat for 3 mins, tip in the tomatoes, then simmer for 8 mins, stirring every now and then. Stir in the tomato purée. 2. Meanwhile, heat a griddle pan until very hot. Brush a few of the aubergines with a little oil, then add to the pan. Cook over a high heat until well browned and cooked through, about 5-7 mins. Turn them halfway through cooking. Lift onto kitchen paper and do the next batch. 3. When all the aubergines are cooked, lay a few of them in the bottom of an ovenproof dish, then spoon over some sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan and basil leaves. Add seasoning, then repeat this process with the remaining ingredients. Finally, pour the egg over the top, sprinkle over a little more Parmesan, then bake for 20 mins or until the topping is golden. 225 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 17 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 5g, sugar 7g, salt 0.52g