Aubergine Parmigiana
Aubergine Parmigiana

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, aubergine parmigiana. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

For those who are looking for quality, care and authenticity of Emilian taste. Brush the aubergine slices with olive oil on both sides to coat. Heat a griddle pan and cook the aubergines for a couple of minutes on both sides until lightly browned. Set aside while you get on.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook aubergine parmigiana using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Aubergine Parmigiana:
  1. Take Tomato Sauce:
  2. Get 1/4 Cup Alce Nero's Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil,
  3. Get Pinch Chili Flakes,
  4. Make ready 3 Cloves Garlic Thinly Sliced,
  5. Take Fresh Basil, 5 Whole Large Leaves
  6. Get 14 oz Canned Tomatoes Preferably Fire Roasted,
  7. Make ready 1/2 TSP Liquid Smoke,
  8. Take Pinch Black Pepper,
  9. Get Pinch Sea Salt,
  10. Make ready Aubergine:
  11. Prepare Eggplant, 2 Large
  12. Take Bleached All Purpose Flour, For Dredging
  13. Take Pinch Sea Salt,
  14. Prepare Pinch Black Pepper,
  15. Get Pinch Dried Mushroom Powder,
  16. Make ready 2 Eggs Lightly Beaten,
  17. Get Canola / Peanut / Grapeseed / Vegetable Oil, For Frying
  18. Prepare Assembly:
  19. Take Fresh Mozzarella, 1 Ball or More
  20. Prepare 1 Handful Fresh Basil Finely Chiffonade,
  21. Get 2 TBSP Parmigiano Reggiano Freshly Grated,
  22. Prepare Pinch Dried Basil,

You want each slice softened and slightly charred, so don't have the heat too high or the aubergine will char before softening. Remove to a plate as you go. With layers of grilled aubergine, courgette and peppers, a rich tomato sauce and oozy mozzarella, it takes comfort food to the max and will definitely be a new favourite aubergine recipe for the whole family to enjoy. Aubergine parmigiana is typically a homely al forno dish, rustically thrown together and baked, much like a lasagne.

Instructions to make Aubergine Parmigiana:
  1. Prepare the tomato sauce. - - In a skillet over low heat, add olive oil, chili, garlic and basil. - - The oil should be barely sizzling. - - If the heat is too high, the garlic and basil will burnt.
  2. As soon as the garlic turns light golden brown, remove from heat and transfer into a blender. - - Add in tomatoes and liquid smoke. - - Lightly blitz to form a coarse smooth sauce. - - Taste and adjust for seasonings with salt and pepper. - - Transfer into a bowl and set aside.
  3. Prepare the aubergine. - - Peel the skin from the eggplants. - - Slice into 1/2 inches thick slices. - - Using a cookie cutter, cut out round discs.
  4. Do not discard any scrapes. You can bake them until they almost fall apart, blitz them in a blender with a touch of fresh lemon juice and olive oil to make eggplant puree. It goes well on a toast.*
  5. For 1 serving, you need 3 discs of eggplant. - - Lightly season the eggplant with sea salt. - - Transfer onto a wire cooling rack and let them sit for about 30 mins. - - This will draw out the moisture from the eggplant, thus removing the raw bitterness.
  6. While the eggplant slices are sitting, finely julienne the skins into fine strips. - - Add about 1 inch of oil into a skillet over medium heat. - - Transfer flour, salt, pepper and mushroom powder into a shallow bowl.
  7. Mix to combine well. - - Transfer eggs into a shallow bowl. - - You can check the temperature of the oil by inserting a wooden chopstick. If bubbles start to form around the chopstick it is ready.
  8. Lightly dredge the eggplant into the flour mixture. - - Dust off any excess. - - Dredge into the egg. - - And gently drop the eggplant away from you into the oil.
  9. Pan fry until golden brown on both sides. - - Remove from heat and transfer onto a wire cooling rack or on a plate lined with kitchen paper. - - Repeat the process for the remaining eggplant. - - Lastly, pan fry the skins as well.
  10. Once they start to crisp up, remove from heat and sit on a wire cooling rack or on a plate lined with kitchen paper. - - Set aside. - - To assemble.
  11. Preheat oven to 180 degree celsius or 350 fahrenheit. - - Line parchment paper on a baking tray. - - Lay a piece of the battered eggplant onto the tray. - - Spoon the tomatoes sauce onto the eggplant.
  12. Tear a piece of mozzarella and place it on top of the sauce. - - Scatter the basil over the top. - - Repeat the stacking process of eggplant, sauce, cheese and basil. - - On the 3rd slice of eggplant, sprinkle some parmigiano over the top.
  13. Repeat the process for the remaining eggplant. - - Wack into the oven. - - Lit some fire wood chips in a bowl, I used charcoal, and wack into the oven as well.
  14. Bake for about 10 to 15 mins or until the cheese has melted. - - Remove from oven. - - Spoon some of the sauce onto serving plates and place the baked eggplant stack over the sauce.
  15. Sprinkle some dried basil over the top. - - Lastly, add some of that fried eggplant skins on top. - - Serve immediately.

With layers of grilled aubergine, courgette and peppers, a rich tomato sauce and oozy mozzarella, it takes comfort food to the max and will definitely be a new favourite aubergine recipe for the whole family to enjoy. Aubergine parmigiana is typically a homely al forno dish, rustically thrown together and baked, much like a lasagne. Layer the aubergines and sauce: Put a third of the grilled aubergine slices into a large ovenproof dish. Spoon over about a third of the hot passata and spread evenly, then sprinkle with a heaped teaspoon of Parmesan cheese. Repeat the layers twice, finishing with a layer of passata.

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