Grandmas. They’re awesome. Mine happens to be Italian which makes her even more awesome. When she found out I quit eating meat she asked me, “But you still eat spaghetti and meatballs, right?” Needless to say, the news was tough on her but she’s trying her hardest to adjust to the changing times. She’s actually doing pretty well at it, she’s accepted the fact that I live with a boy now and even agreed to swap out her meatballs for eggplant. When she did, something delicious was born. Grandma’s eggplant parmesan. With her authorization, I’m sharing it with you so vegetarians and meat-eaters alike can enjoy this satisfying meal. Unfortunately, Grandma’s aren’t known to cook the healthiest food, and this is no different, so enjoy this dish at your own risk.
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Ingredients:
-1 medium to large eggplant
-shredded mozzarella
-3 eggs
-2 table spoons of milk
-2 table spoons of parmesan cheese
-1 jar of classic tomato sauce
-flour
-olive oil
-salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Peel eggplant
- Slice in 1/2 inch circles
- Put eggs, milk, parmesan cheese, and salt and pepper in bowl and whisk
- Place 1/2 cup to 1 cup flour on cookie sheet
- Coat piece of eggplant with flour, egg, then flour again and set aside
- Turn stove on medium heat. Heat 1 inch of olive oil
- Make sure oil is very hot and brown eggplant on both sides, it doesn’t take long
- When eggplant is browned, place on a plate with paper towel to soak up extra oil
- Repeat until all eggplant is cooked
- Preheat oven to 350
- Put sauce in large bowl and add water, about 1/3 of jar, mix
- Cover bottom of Square baking dish with sauce
- Put eggplant in dish, it can overlap a little
- Cover eggplant with sauce
- Sprinkle mozzarella cheese on eggplant
- Repeat until pan is full
- Cover with tin foil
- Bake 350 for 30 minutes (You may need to use two pans if you have extra.)
Enjoy!
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So glad this was posted on the day we talked to your grandma on the phone; now I can put a voice to the recipe, which sounds fantastic – imagine it topped with pancetta!
I again, I wish I could like comments. Y’all are talking to grandmas on the phone? Amazing.
You’re grandma is so cute!
How long does this take from start to finish? I need to make this and trick my boyfriend into liking eggplant : )
I’m not going to sugar coat it, it’s a project — especially frying the eggplant (and mostly because I’m normally equally focused on drinking wine as I am cooking). But you can most certainly construct the dish the night (or 2) before you plan to serve it then bake the night of for about 30-45 mins or whenever the cheese is browned and bubbling.
This would kill my husband, but that doesn’t mean that it doesn’t look DELICIOUS.
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Thanks for sharing your family recipe! It was such a snap to put together that the kids cooked it. And it was great! They want to cook it again! I can’t believe we eat eggplant