Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, aubergine parmigiana. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Aubergine Parmigiana is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. Aubergine Parmigiana is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have aubergine parmigiana using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Aubergine Parmigiana:
- Prepare 1 aubergine, sliced thinly
- Get salt
- Get 350 g passata or chopped tomatoes
- Prepare 1/2 an onion
- Get 2 garlic cloves
- Get 1 handful fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped (reserve some for the top)
- Get Flour
- Get 250 g mozzarella
- Make ready 75 g parmesan cheese
Instructions to make Aubergine Parmigiana:
- Lay the aubergine out on kitchen roll and sprinkle liberally with salt, leave for the 30 mins. Turn over the aubergine and sprinkle the other side with salt. Leave for a further 30 mins.
- Heat some oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft but not browned.
- Add the passata and the basil and simmer for 10-15 mins, season to taste. Leave to cool.
- Preheat the oven to 170 C fan. Season the flour. Dust the aubergine lightly with the flour. Heat some oil in a frying pan and fry the aubergine one each side for 2-3 mins, until lightly browned, you will need to do this in batches, then set aside.
- Add a little of the tomato sauce to the bottom on the dish, then start layering, add a layer of aubergine, then add a layer of tomato sauce and sprinkle with both cheese. Repeat 2 more times finishing with a layer of cheese.
- Cover loosely with foil and bake for 25 mins, then remove the foil and continue to bake for 20 mins. Scatter over the reserved basil leaves. Serve warm with crusty bread and a salad.
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