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Eggplant Parmesan Casserole

Name: Eggplant Parmesan Casserole
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 60 g unsalted butter; 2 medium onions, finely diced (about 300 g); 4 cloves garlic, medium, grated; 1 tsp dried oregano; 2 pinches red pepper flakes; 1600 g canned whole tomatoes in juice (two 800 g cans), crushed into rough 1 cm pieces; 2 sprigs fresh basil; kosher salt, to taste; 1 large eggplant (about 450 g), sliced lengthwise 1 cm thick; kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 75 g panko breadcrumbs; 2 tsp dried oregano; 115 g Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated, divided; 65 g all-purpose flour; 2 large eggs, beaten; 240 ml vegetable oil; 450 g mozzarella, coarsely grated; 2 tbsp fresh basil, minced; 2 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, minced

Eggplant slices collapsed in the microwave so they soak up no oil, breaded in Parmesan panko and shallow-fried crisp, then layered with a double batch of buttery red sauce and mozzarella and baked until bubbling.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on1 h 15 min
Total2 h 15 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Red sauce (double batch)

60 mlextra-virgin olive oil
60 gunsalted butter
2medium onions, finely diced (about 300 g)
4 clovesgarlic, medium, grated
1 tspdried oregano
2 pinchesred pepper flakes
1600 gcanned whole tomatoes in juice (two 800 g cans), crushed into rough 1 cm pieces
2 sprigsfresh basiloptional
to tastekosher salt

Eggplant

1large eggplant (about 450 g), sliced lengthwise 1 cm thick
to tastekosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
75 gpanko breadcrumbs
2 tspdried oregano
115 gParmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated, divided
65 gall-purpose flour
2large eggs, beaten
240 mlvegetable oil

Assembly

450 gmozzarella, coarsely grated
2 tbspfresh basil, minced
2 tbspfresh flat-leaf parsley, minced

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Birds' eggs (any)
Wheat
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Chili peppers
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Basil
Oregano
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Yeast
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Chili heat (capsaicin)
Lactose

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp
Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Probe thermometer

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: moderate

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