Aubergine Parmigiana

Name: Aubergine Parmigiana
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 2 people
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 aubergine, sliced thinly; salt; 350 g passata or chopped tomatoes; 1/2 an onion; 2 garlic cloves; 1 handful fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped (reserve some for the top); Flour; 250 g mozzarella; 75 g parmesan cheese

Katie Davies @katiehomecook

Wales, UK

I love aubergine and my go-to recipe is usually moussaka, but this week in Lidl they were selling veg boxed for £1.50 which contained fruit and veg which was maybe a little past it best or has fallen out of its packaging and I was lucky enough o get an aubergine. Instead of going and buying more ingredients, I thought I would make this recipe with the ingredients I already had.

Katie Davies @katiehomecook

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Ingredients

1 hour

2 people

1aubergine, sliced thinly
salt
350 gpassata or chopped tomatoes
1/2an onion
2garlic cloves
1 handfulfresh basil leaves, roughly chopped (reserve some for the top)
Flour
250 gmozzarella
75 gparmesan cheese

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Steps

1 hour

1

Lay the aubergine out on kitchen roll and sprinkle liberally with salt, leave for the 30 mins. Turn over the aubergine and sprinkle the other side with salt. Leave for a further 30 mins.
2

Heat some oil in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft but not browned.
3

Add the passata and the basil and simmer for 10-15 mins, season to taste. Leave to cool.
4

Preheat the oven to 170 C fan. Season the flour. Dust the aubergine lightly with the flour. Heat some oil in a frying pan and fry the aubergine one each side for 2-3 mins, until lightly browned, you will need to do this in batches, then set aside.
5

Add a little of the tomato sauce to the bottom on the dish, then start layering, add a layer of aubergine, then add a layer of tomato sauce and sprinkle with both cheese. Repeat 2 more times finishing with a layer of cheese.
6

Cover loosely with foil and bake for 25 mins, then remove the foil and continue to bake for 20 mins. Scatter over the reserved basil leaves. Serve warm with crusty bread and a salad.

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Katie Davies @katiehomecook

on September 01, 2020 09:40

Wales, UK

I am a passionate home cook with a flair for flavor.I was lucky enough to take part in BBC One's Britain's Best Home Cook, with Mary Berry.As a busy working mother with 4 young children, I strive to create recipes which are easy, tasty and nutritious but recipes which won't keep slaving away in the kitchen all day!Keep cooking FUN!If you do make any of my recipes I would absolutely love to see your results, and please get in touch if you have any questions or you would just like to say hi!Find more on www.katiehomecook.com