MELANZANA ALLA PARMIGIANA (PERFECT EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA)
This classic Italian dish from Sicily is often simply referred to as 'Parmigiana' by the Sicilian locals. The richness and depth of flavor that you get from this authentic version is well worth the extra effort. Serve eggplant Parmigiana with nothing more than crusty bread and a green salad.
Provided by AndreaCiotti
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h17m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat about 1 inch extra-virgin olive oil in a deep skillet over medium heat. Pat eggplant slices dry with a paper towel and fry eggplant in batches in the hot oil until golden, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer eggplant to a paper towel-lined plate using a slotted spoon; season with salt.
- Combine tomato puree (passata), 1 tablespoon olive oil, garlic, salt, and 4 basil leaves in a saucepan; simmer over medium heat for 10 minutes. Remove garlic from sauce.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
- Place a layer of fried eggplant in the baking dish and cover with a layer of tomato sauce. Top with a layer of mozzarella cheese, oregano, Parmesan cheese, and chopped basil leaves, in that order. Continue layering in the same order with remaining ingredients, ending with a layer of mozzarella cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheeses are melted, about 40 minutes. Let stand a few minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 506.3 calories, Carbohydrate 36.8 g, Cholesterol 83.4 mg, Fat 28.9 g, Fiber 19.3 g, Protein 28.9 g, SaturatedFat 16.2 g, Sodium 453.4 mg, Sugar 16.1 g
STUFFED SICILIAN EGGPLANT RECIPE BY TASTY
Here's what you need: medium eggplants, pita, garlic, fresh parsley, fresh basil, parmesan cheese, olive oil, marinara sauce, italian bread crumbs, olive oil, shredded mozzarella cheese, marinara sauce, chicken stock, pinot grigio, salt, pepper
Provided by Anthony Ashmore
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Cut each eggplant in half. Once halved, carefully hollow out each eggplant by slicing the interior flesh of the eggplant into medium-sized cubes.
- Once cubed, use a spoon to gently remove each cube - then use the spoon to hollow out the remainder of the eggplant. (Tip: Ensure you hollow out the interior of each eggplant, without slicing off the top or bottom of the eggplant itself. You essentially want to make a boat out of your eggplant).
- Place the removed flesh of the eggplant into a food processor. Then, add each ingredient into the food processor with the removed eggplant flesh.
- Process all ingredients into a stuffing consistency, which generally requires about 5-8 medium/long pulses (make sure you still have texture: don't process into a paste).
- Add 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil to a cast-iron skillet or frying span. Heat on medium and add the stuffing from the food processor to the pan.
- Spoon the stuffing you've made in the food processor into the frying pan and saute on a medium-low flame for approximately 8-10 minutes. Once this is done cooking, allow to cool for 10 minutes.
- Place your hollowed out eggplant onto a baking sheet that has been lightly greased with extra virgin olive oil. Brush the eggplant with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Once seasoned, spoon the finished stuffing into each eggplant, until full but not overflowing. Top each eggplant with shredded mozzarella and 2 tbsp of marinara sauce.
- Next, add 2 heaping tablespoons of chicken stock and 2 heaping tbsp of Pinot Grigio to the base of the pan, underneath each eggplant.
- Place into a 425 °F for 25-30 Minutes or until the eggplants have cooked down and develop a well-roasted skin.
- When nearly finished, place the eggplants under a low broiler for 10 minutes, until golden-brown and bubbly.
- Garnish with a little more fresh basil, parsley and grated Parmesan cheese and serve.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 523 calories, Carbohydrate 51 grams, Fat 32 grams, Fiber 8 grams, Protein 9 grams, Sugar 11 grams
EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA WITH HOMEMADE MARINARA SAUCE
Grease sometimes gives this dish a bad rap. The trick is to fry the breaded eggplant quickly over high heat, so it doesn't absorb too much oil, then drain on paper towels to remove any excess.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Main Dish Recipes Casserole Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bread and fry the eggplant: Combine breadcrumbs, pecorino Romano, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and some pepper. Put flour, eggs, and breadcrumb mixture in 3 separate dishes. Dredge eggplant in flour, shaking off excess. Dip in egg, letting excess drip off. Dredge in breadcrumbs to coat. Let stand for 30 minutes.
- Heat oil in large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat. (Oil is ready when a breadcrumb sizzles when dropped in.) Working in batches, fry eggplant until golden, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. (If oil gets too dirty, discard, and heat an additional 1/4 cup.)
- Assemble the dish: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spread 1/2 cup marinara sauce in the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange a layer of eggplant on top, overlapping slightly. Top with 1 cup sauce. Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella and 1/4 cup pecorino Romano. Repeat twice to form layers with eggplant, sauce, then cheeses. Cover with foil. Bake until bubbling, about 30 minutes. Uncover, and bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes more.
SICILIAN EGGPLANT PARMAGIANA WITH SPINACH
A Lidia Bastianich recipe, so you know it's got to be good! A meal in itself, and the leftovers are great. For another version, use some zucchini for part of the eggplant and alternate layers. Prep time includes draining, coating, and baking eggplant.
Provided by zeldaz51
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h45m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Salt eggplants all over with 1 tablespoon kosher salt. Layer in a large colander set in the sink. Lay a plate over the eggplant and weight the top with cans to help press out excess liquid. Let drain about ½ hour, then rinse and pat dry.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. In a large shallow bowl, toss together the breadcrumbs, 2 cups of the grated cheese and 1 cup of the olive oil. Season with ½ teaspoon salt. In another shallow bowl, beat the eggs and milk with a pinch of salt. Spread the flour on a plate.
- Dredge the eggplant slices in flour, egg, then breadcrumbs, pressing in the crumbs to make sure they adhere. Lay the eggplant slices on parchment lined sheet pans, without touching. Bake eggplant, rotating the sheet pans halfway through baking, until cooked through and crumbs are crisp and golden, about 25 minutes. Let cool slightly.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium-high heat. Add smashed garlic and sauté until just golden, about 1 to 2 minutes. Add the spinach with any water clinging to the leaves, season with remaining ½ teaspoon salt, cover and cook until wilted, about 3 to 4 minutes. Check occasionally to make sure the bottom of the pan is not dry, adding water a tablespoon at a time if necessary. Once the spinach is wilted, uncover and cook until spinach is tender and excess water is gone, about 4 minutes.
- To assemble the eggplant, spread ¾ cup of the marinara sauce in the bottom of a 10-by-15-inch baking dish. Add half of the baked eggplant, in an even layer. Spread with 1 cup marinara. Sprinkle with ½ cup grated Grana Padano. Sprinkle with half the shredded mozzarella. Spread all of the spinach in one layer. Spread with 2 more cups marinara. Sprinkle with the remaining grated mozzarella and ½ cup grated Grana Padano. Top with an even layer of the remaining eggplant. Spread remaining sauce on top and sprinkle with remaining grated Grana Padano. Tent the baking dish with foil, so it is not touching the cheese and bake until bubbly, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until cheese is browned and crusty and sauce is bubbling all over, another 15 minutes. Let cool and set 5 to 10 minutes before cutting and serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 911, Fat 53.1, SaturatedFat 14.5, Cholesterol 143.2, Sodium 2708.9, Carbohydrate 80.1, Fiber 11.7, Sugar 20.4, Protein 29.7
SICILIAN EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA WITH HOMEMADE MARINARA SAUCE
This eggplant parmigiana (or parmesan) is easy to make. The quick marinara sauce is worth the extra few minutes it takes to make it from scratch.
Provided by Garlic Girl
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in heavy pan (like cast iron) and saute onions until tender, about 4 minutes.
- Add garlic and continue to cook for another 1-2 minutes, making sure to not burn.
- Add a little of the puree from the canned tomatoes and let sizzle for a couple minutes to help all the flavors from the pan start to come together.
- Add the remaining puree and tomatoes, then the salt, pepper, oregano, basil and parsley, and let cook for about 10 minutes, turning the whole tomatoes at least once.
- With a fork or masher, gently crush the tomatoes until there are no more big chunks remaining. Taste and add additional seasoning, if needed, and continue to cook for another 10 minutes. Set aside.
- Heat oven to 375° F.
- With sharp knife, cut the top and bottom of both eggplants. Then slice in half, vertically. Holding one half of the eggplant upright, - carefully cut thin vertical slices, about 1/4 inch thick.
- Salt both sides of the eggplant slices and lay flat on a cookie sheet lined with paper towels. Cover with another layer of paper towels and then lay something heavy on top (like a rectangular casserole dish) and let sit for one hour. This helps to extract some of the water.Note: This step can be skipped, but I do find it removes some of the bitter taste and helps the eggplant to absorb less oil when frying.
- For breaded slices, dip both sides of eggplant slices in flour, then dip in egg mixture, and then fully coat in bread crumbs. Brown each side and place on paper towel. Repeat steps until remaining slices are cooked. For the non-breaded version:Heat fry pan to medium; add olive oil to cover the bottom. Once hot, carefully add a few eggplant slices at a time (don't overlap) and fry until medium-golden brown (just a couple minutes). Turn over and do the same on the other side. Remove the eggplant and lay flat on a paper towel. Repeat until one of the eggplants (or half of the eggplant slices) is fried. Note: The slices cook fast, and they absorb a lot of olive oil. This is to be expected.
- In 9 1/2-inch baking dish, add marinara sauce to lightly cover the bottom. Add a layer of eggplant, and then sprinkle with grated Pecorino. Add a layer of mozzarella cheese, dollop sauce over the cheese and repeat this layering a few times.
- After the third layer add sliced hard-boiled eggs. This step is optional, but I highly recommend it. Continue with alternating layers of eggplant, sauce, cheese, finishing with sauce, cheese and a parsley garnish.
- Bake in oven at 375° for about 35 minutes until the top layer of cheese is golden brown and the top is bubbling. Let rest about 10 minutes before serving.
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