Easiest Way to Prepare Award-winning Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan)

Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan) is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan) is something which I have loved my entire life.

Eggplant parmigiana or eggplant Parmesan is one of the most popular and iconic vegetarian Italian dishes and this recipe is straight from Italy. This video shows the original Italian recipe for the classic hot favourite of eggplant, aubergine, melanzane fans. Formed by layers of eggplant, tomato. Try this recipe for traditional Italian-style eggplant Parmesan (Parmigiana di melanzane).

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook parmigiana di melanzane (eggplant parmesan) using 18 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan):

1. Take Sauce
2. Make ready 1 (14.5 oz) can of crushed tomatoes
3. Get 1/4 cup dry sherry
4. Prepare 1/2 large onion, diced
5. Get 4 garlic cloves, minced
6. Prepare 2 tsp Italian seasoning
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp black pepper
8. Make ready 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
9. Prepare 1 tbsp tomato paste
10. Make ready 1 tsp anchovy paste
11. Prepare 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable base OR 2 vegetable boullion cubes
12. Make ready 1 tsp sugar
13. Prepare 2 tsp olive oil
14. Prepare Main
15. Get ~2 lbs eggplant, sliced into 1/4 inch slices (2 large globe or 3 - 4 Italian eggplants)
16. Take 2 tbsp olive oil
17. Take 4 oz shredded whole milk mozzarella
18. Make ready 1 oz grated Parmigiano Reggiano

Parmigiana (/ˌpɑːrmɪˈdʒɑːnə, -ˈʒɑː-/, Italian: [parmiˈdʒaːna], also called parmigiana di melanzane [parmiˈdʒaːna di melanˈdzaːne; -ˈtsaːne] or melanzane alla parmigiana, is an Italian dish made with a shallow- or deep-fried sliced eggplant filling, layered with cheese and tomato sauce, then baked. Parmigiana di Melanzane is the perfect low carb comfort food. 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.

Instructions to make Parmigiana di Melanzane (Eggplant Parmesan):

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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 di melanzane is my one of my ultimate comfort foods. It may even be my most favourite food in the entire world… after masala dosa.

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