MARK BITTMAN'S EGGPLANT PARMESAN
This is the most minimalist eggplant Parmesan imaginable, really an eggplant gratin with tomatoes. You cook the eggplant in abundant oil. Yes, you can broil it or bake it, but I really think the taste of eggplant slices that have had oil boiled right through them is dreamy. Make a 15-minute tomato sauce of fresh or canned tomatoes, onion and olive oil, then grab a gratin dish and layer the eggplant, sauce and Parmesan. Do this two or three times, and that's it. Bake until it's bubbly and golden brown. It's great hot or at room temperature, so it's perfect for a potluck.
Provided by Mark Bittman
Categories dinner, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put 1/8 inch of oil in your largest skillet (the bigger the skillet, the faster you can get through sautéing the eggplant) and turn the heat to medium. Start trimming and slicing eggplant: 1/2-inch slices, or maybe 3/8-inch, but not as thin as 1/4 inch. When the oil shimmers, add the eggplant; you can crowd them as long as they don't overlap. Season with salt and pepper and cook, turning as necessary, until nicely tender and browned on both sides; drain on paper towels. Add more oil when necessary.
- Cook the onion in the remaining oil; when it's tender, add the tomatoes and some salt and pepper and cook at a lively simmer until saucy, 10 or 15 minutes. Heat the oven to 400.
- Eyeball your eggplant and your baking dishes and pick a nice dish that will work. I like a big oval gratin dish for this. Add a layer of eggplant, then tomato sauce, then cheese, then eggplant, tomato sauce, cheese. That will probably do, but you can make more layers if you like. Bake until the cheese is melted and the whole thing is bubbly, about 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot or at room temperature.
EGGPLANT PARMESAN - MARK BITTMAN
Steps:
- Slice tops off of eggplants to check on thickness of the skin. If the skin is particularly thick, peel the eggplants. Cut eggplant into ½ inch thick slices. If you find the bitterness of eggplant distasteful, sprinkle the eggplant slices with salt, let rest in a colander for about an hour. Then rinse with water and pat dry. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Put 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. When oil is hot, dredge eggplant slices, one at a time, in flour, shake off the excess flour, and place in the skillet for 3-4 minutes a side until browned. Fit as many slices of eggplant in your skillet at a time as you can without crowding them too much. Season with salt (if you did not salt the slices before cooking) and pepper. Once cooked on both sides, let eggplant slices rest on paper towels. Add more oil to the skillet as needed Lightly oil a baking dish, then spoon a small amount of sauce into it, spreading as evenly as you can. Top with a layer of eggplant slices, followed by a thin layer of mozzarella and Parmesan, and topped with some basil leaves. Repeat the layers in this order until all ingredients have been used except for the basil and Parmesan you set aside for garnish, and add these last. Bake for 20-30 minutes, or until bubbling hot.
EGGPLANT PARMESAN PASTA
The unassuming eggplant is the star of this comforting weeknight pasta that manages to capture the flavors of traditional eggplant Parmigiana without the fuss of frying, layering and baking. Cubed eggplant is browned with onion and garlic until golden, then simmered in a quick pantry-friendly tomato sauce until meltingly tender. Mezze rigatoni, fusilli and shells all do great jobs of capturing the thick sauce. The pasta is finished with slivers of fresh mozzarella that soften and offer cool, creamy bites, and a final sprinkling of a Parmesan bread-crumb topping offers familiar moments of crunch to contrast the creamy sauce.
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories dinner, weekday, weeknight, pastas, main course
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a high-sided large (12-inch) skillet with a lid, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium. Add panko, season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring constantly, until golden and crispy, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Set a large pot of salted water to boil.
- Wipe out the skillet and heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 2 minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, 30 seconds. Add eggplant and drizzle over the remaining ¼ cup oil. Season with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is softened, about 8 minutes. Add in tomato paste and stir constantly until lightly caramelized on the bottom of the skillet, about 2 minutes. Add crushed tomatoes, basil sprig, oregano and 1½ cups of water, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat.
- Cover the skillet and reduce heat to medium. Cook, stirring occasionally and smashing some of the eggplant, until the eggplant is very tender and the sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes. Discard the basil sprig.
- Meanwhile, in the large pot of water, cook pasta according to package instructions until al dente. Reserve ½ cup of pasta water and drain.
- Add cooked pasta, reserved pasta water and the eggplant sauce to the large pasta cooking pot, and cook over medium heat, stirring, until sauce thickens and coats the pasta, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in ¼ cup of the chopped basil.
- Add Parmesan to the panko and mix well. Divide the pasta in bowls and top each with some of the mozzarella. Sprinkle over cheesy bread crumbs, and garnish with the remaining basil.
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