Recipe: Eggplant Parmesan

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For opheliac_9, since she asked. Original recipe from the More-with-Less Cookbook. I had to make a couple of substitutions - what the recipe called for is in parenthesis following.


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cut in 1/3" slices:
* 1 medium eggplant
Cover with hot water and let stand 5 min.

Saute in butter: (recipe called for just adding these to saucepan with tomatoes etc.)
1/2 green pepper, minced
1/2 onion, minced
1 Tablespoon minced garlic

Add to saucepan:
* [1 can diced tomatoes, 1 can diced tomatoes with chilies] OR [2 cans diced tomatoes + 1 jalapeno (to taste)]
* 2 T. tomato paste

Simmer uncovered 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Meanwhile, dry eggplant slices and salt. Fry in 1/3 c. oil until lightly browned on both sides. Drain. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Put in the bottom of 9 x 13" baking pan. Mix together and sprinkle over the eggplant:
* 1 1/2 c. [pulverized Italian seasoning croutons] OR [bread crumbs plus 1/2 Tbsp Italian seasoning]
* 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese
* 2 T. chopped parsley
* 1 t. salt
* 1/8 t. pepper
* 1 t. oregano

Spread tomato sauce on top of crumb mixture. Top with mixture of:
* 1/4 c. Parmesan
* 1-2 c. mozzarella
* 1/2 Tbsp Italian seasoning
* 2 Tbsp sundried tomatoes, minced

Bake 15 minutes.

Served with garlic bread and buttered spaghetti.

Comments

[opheliac-9.livejournal.com]

Mmmm yummy! Thanks for posting this! ; )

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

I like that cookbook. I love the international cookbook by the same folks: Extending the Table.

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

Yep! I've got them both. It's a Mennonite thing.

thank you...

[chadvalentine.livejournal.com]

maybe hannah will stop starving me.

Re: thank you...

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

Get her the cookbooks! They're excellent, and since you guys are trying to eat less meat, they'll have a lot of good recipes in them.

[birdfigment.livejournal.com]

Possibly also a missionary thing.

[cloudscudding.livejournal.com]

They're both put out by a Mennonite press, but international relief/development/missionary circles are surprisingly small. Good ideas get around.