Eggplant Parmesan Recipe: Easy Classical Recipe

The Bella Vita
by The Bella Vita
4 Person
1 hr 15 min


Eggplant Parmesan is one of the most famous and loved recipes of the Italian cuisine.


Today I share my family recipe for eggplant parmesan – Sicily style.


The one my grandmother used to make, the one my mother makes and the one I inherited.


How To Make Eggplant Parmesan: The Authentic Recipe

See also:


Eggplant Parmesan On A Plate

How To Store And Freeze

You can store the eggplant parmesan in the refrigerator for about 3 days.


If you need to prepare them well in advance, you can also prepare the parmigiana and arrange it in the baking dish, then freeze it.


You can then cook it while still frozen, increasing the cooking time by at least 15 minutes.


If, on the other hand, you have leftovers already cooked, you can freeze it and then thaw it in the microwave or in the oven.


Enjoy

Eggplant Parmesan Recipe: Easy Classical Recipe
Recipe details
  • 4  Person
  • Prep time: 45 Minutes Cook time: 30 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 15 min
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Ingredients
  • 4 Eggplants
  • 800g Tomato pulp
  • 1/4 Onion
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 10 Basil leaves
  • 80g Parmesan cheese
  • 3 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Olive oil (for frying)
  • Salt & Pepper
Instructions
Start by washing the eggplants well.
Dry them and cut them into not too thin slices.
As you cut them, place them in a colander and sprinkle them with a little fine salt.
Then take a weight and place it on top of the eggplant, so that it keeps it well pressed down. Underneath the colander place a plate and leave the eggplant to drain for at least an hour.
Finely chop the onion and cut the garlic in half. Fry the garlic and onion in 3 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil.
When the onion has become transparent, add the tomato, a pinch of salt and pepper, and close the pot with the lid. Let it cook on low heat for 15-20 minutes.
After an hour, remove the weight from the eggplants, squeeze them one by one and rinse them under water to remove the salt.
Then dry them carefully with a clean cloth .
Heat plenty of olive oil in a thick-bottomed pan, then fry the eggplant a few at a time for about 3 minutes.
When they are just golden, drain them well and let them dry on a sheet of kitchen paper that will absorb the excess oil.
While they are still hot, salt them lightly.
Now that all the ingredients are ready you can assemble your eggplant parmigiana.
Spread the bottom of an ovenproof dish with a ladleful of tomato sauce.
Arrange the fried eggplant next to each other without overlapping. Cover with a generous amount of tomato sauce garnished with fresh basil leaves.
Cover everything with abundant grated cheese. Continue forming another layer of eggplant and tomato seasoned with basil and Parmesan cheese, until all the ingredients are used up.
Preheat the oven to 180° and bake the eggplant parmigiana for about 30 minutes in static mode.
At the end of cooking, if the surface has not yet taken color, you can briefly turn on the grill.
Take the parmigiana out of the oven and let it cool.
The Parmesan is ready!
Tips
  • 1* You will see that from the colander will come out some dark liquid, that is the water contained in the eggplants themselves. This step of salting the eggplants, although a bit boring, is very important for two reasons: first because it allows you to eliminate the possible bitter aftertaste of the eggplants themselves.In this way the eggplants will lose their water and will be less spongy, thus absorbing less oil during cooking.
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  • Amanda Connelly Amanda Connelly on Feb 09, 2022

    Currently looking at the eggplant I bought this week trying to decide what I wanted to make with it. Can't wait to give this recipe a shot tonight!
  • Anna Panco Anna Panco on Feb 17, 2022

    What do you consider “tomato pulp”?

    tomato purée, crushed tomatoes?
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