Rich Eggplant Parmigiana

Name: Rich Eggplant Parmigiana
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 2 eggplants
Ingredients: 4 cups tomato sauce (about 1000 grams); as needed Fresh basil,; Salt, to taste; 8 slices cooked ham; 1 block mild melting cheese (such as whole milk mozzarella or similar); as needed Grated Parmesan cheese,; as needed Extra virgin olive oil,; 1 egg; as needed All-purpose flour,; as needed Breadcrumbs,; Vegetable oil for frying

chiara @chiara76

lombardia

I love classic eggplant parmigiana with tomato sauce and mozzarella, but sometimes I like to add extra ingredients and use it as an excuse to clean out the fridge, like in this case!

chiara @chiara76

lombardia

I love classic eggplant parmigiana with tomato sauce and mozzarella, but sometimes I like to add extra ingredients and use it as an excuse to clean out the fridge, like in this case!

Saved

Ingredients

1 1/2 hours

2 eggplants

4 cupstomato sauce (about 1000 grams)
as neededFresh basil,
Salt, to taste
8 slicescooked ham
1 blockmild melting cheese (such as whole milk mozzarella or similar)
as neededGrated Parmesan cheese,
as neededExtra virgin olive oil,
1egg
as neededAll-purpose flour,
as neededBreadcrumbs,
Vegetable oil for frying

Saved

Steps

1 1/2 hours

1

Slice the eggplants and sprinkle them with salt. Let them sit for 15 minutes. Rinse off the salt and pat the eggplant slices dry. Set up three separate plates: one with flour, one with breadcrumbs, and one with a beaten egg.
2

Dredge the eggplant slices first in flour, then in the beaten egg, and finally in breadcrumbs. Fry them in plenty of vegetable oil until golden.
3

In a saucepan, heat a little extra virgin olive oil and cook the tomato sauce with a few basil leaves and salt to taste for 30 minutes.
4

Spread a little tomato sauce on the bottom of a baking dish.
5

Arrange a layer of fried eggplant slices on top.
6

Add a layer of cooked ham slices.
7

Add pieces of the mild cheese and sprinkle with grated Parmesan, then add more tomato sauce.
8

Repeat the layers until all ingredients are used. For the final layer, top with tomato sauce, grated Parmesan, and basil leaves.
9

Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 40 minutes.