Eggplant Parmesan

Name: Eggplant Parmesan
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2-3 large eggplants, peeled and cut into 1/2" slices. Try to only use the slices with seeds in them; 3 cups flour; 4 eggs, beaten with a splash of water; 4 cups italian seasoned bread crumbs; 2 cups canola or vegetable oil; salt; 1 jar your favorite italian red sauce; 16 oz whole milk mozzarella cheese, freshly grated; 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated; black pepper

Adrianne Meszaros @adriannemeszaros

This is the first thing I made my husband when I was 19 years old. 30 years later, we are still enjoying this classic.

Adrianne Meszaros @adriannemeszaros

This is the first thing I made my husband when I was 19 years old. 30 years later, we are still enjoying this classic.

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Ingredients

2 hours

9 servings

2-3large eggplants, peeled and cut into 1/2" slices. Try to only use the slices with seeds in them
3 cupsflour
4eggs, beaten with a splash of water
4 cupsitalian seasoned bread crumbs
2 cupscanola or vegetable oil
salt
1 jaryour favorite italian red sauce
16 ozwhole milk mozzarella cheese, freshly grated
1/2 cupparmesan cheese, freshly grated
black pepper

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Steps

2 hours

1

Set up your dipping station. In separate mixing bowls, place your flour, egg, and bread crumbs in a row. Go down the row with each slice, covering with flour, then egg, and finally bread crumbs. Continue until all the eggplant is coated. Pro tip is to keep one hand dry and one wet.
2

In a deep frying pan, heat up 1/2" of cooking oil until hot, on medium high. Add 4-5 slices at a time, cooking both sides until golden brown. Layer paper towels over a plate and place salted eggplant onto the plate. Add paper towels to every layer to soak up excess oil. Continue frying all the slices.
3

On a 9"x13" pan, add 1/2 cup of sauce to the bottom of the pan. Add one layer of eggplant, a layer of red sauce, and 1/3 of the cheese. Continue layering in eggplant, sauce, and then cheese. On the third and last layer do not add in the mozzarella layer. The last 1/3 of the cheese will be added later.
4

Bake covered at 350 degrees for 40 minutes
5

Add the last 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, and fresh cracked pepper on top. Place back in the oven uncovered for 10 minutes, until top layer of cheese is melted.