He enlisted my help in breading and frying the eggplant, which came out a nice, golden-brown color. They looked so good it was hard not to just start dipping the slices into the rich tomato sauce he'd made.
We had a ton of eggplant so we filled one casserole dish with a layer of tomato sauce and eggplant topped with grated Pecorino and shredded mozzarella. It came out of the oven all bubbly and brown around the edges:
... and was so good we ate the whole thing for dinner last night. The rest of the eggplant and sauce went into another casserole dish, this time layered like a lasagna with sauce, eggplant, cheese, sauce, eggplant, cheese. We'll have that for dinner Monday night.
Believe it or not, I've never had eggplant before! I don't know why - it might be because of appearances - it looks a little scary to me. I've heard it's great when fried and breaded, so maybe one day I will gather the courage to try it!
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Katie - Never had eggplant?? You are really missing out, lady! It's really tasty. :)
ReplyDeleteI despise it myself but damn that looks good! Fried things always seem to pique my interest. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorites but I've never made it at home. It looks really good.
ReplyDeleteC - Fried food is good food. :)
ReplyDeleteJessy - It's really easy to make, but time consuming. We actually wanted to do rollatini instead but that's even more labor-intensive. But the payoff is amazing.
I think I had eggplant once when I was young, and didn't love it or hate it. I need to try it again cause good grief, my jaw dropped when I saw the plate of fried pieces. those look so, so good.
ReplyDeleteThis looks good. You're making me hungry!
ReplyDeleteMelissa - You should definitely give it another try. It's really yummy! :) And I tell myself I'm eating a vegetable when I make it this way...helps me feel better about the fried aspect of it all.
ReplyDeleteLeica - :)
Those fried eggplant slices look heavenly! We always have eggplant parm for Christmas!
ReplyDeleteThat looks FANtastic! I love eggplant but have never had eggplant parmigiana before... I see I am really missing out! - tfp
ReplyDeleteI don't think I have ever had breaded and fried eggplant before, although I have had eggplant a myriad of other wise (not-breaded but fried, as an example). I have a really stellar recipe for eggplant and zucchini lasagne from a cookbook I found in Denmark, but as the cookbook is British the recipe is actually for "aubergine and courgette lasagna" which sounds, don't you think, a hell of a lot more appetizing???
ReplyDeleteDani - Thank you! That sounds like a great Christmas treat. :)
ReplyDeleteTFP - You have to try eggplant parm! It is so good. If you like eggplant you should also try rollatini. I really need to make that for the blog. SO amazing!
Zoot - Hi! Oh man...I love the Brits. All those great names like aubergine and courgette. Definitely more appetizing (and more sophisticated) then eggplant and zucchini.