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letizia's best eggplant parmiggiana

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Letizia Tripp
cape coral, FL

this is a favorite dish in my house . been making for years. everybody loves it . yes it's a lot of work, definatelly but ... it's definatelly worth it !!!!

(1 rating)
yield 10 PEOPLE
prep time 2 Hr
cook time 1 Hr 30 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For letizia's best eggplant parmiggiana

  • 3 lg
    firm eggplants
  • few c
    breadcrumbs
  • 3 lg
    bags of shredded mozzarella (2cups each)
  • 3 c
    grated parmesan cheese
  • my
    marinara sauce , triple size
  • big
    amount of vegetable oil .
  • 4
    eggs

How To Make letizia's best eggplant parmiggiana

  • 1
    make my marinara sauce and triple the size. peel and cut eggplants the long side down.get a large colander and make a layer of the sliced eggplants. sprinkle salt on it . repeat layers until all eggplant is finished. underneath the colander put a past bowl to collect the water that will come out . on top of the layered eggplants put a flat dish and a heavy weight on i.... like for exaple a very big bottle of veg oil. let it sit for at least half hour .
  • 2
    this will get a sour brownish water out , is to take the souness out of the eggplant . then you rinse each slice under water. then you dry them with a kitchen towel.
  • 3
    take 4 eggs or more and wisk them with a wisk. put each slice in egg, then breadcrumbs. when you are done doing this . put i cup of vegetable oil in a large frying pan. start frying them until crisp . you will need to change the oil , frequently as it will get too dirty, from frying .
  • 4
    when you are done frying . get a 9x13 baking dish that is also a little deep . put a little bit of sauce on the bottom . start layering the eggplant . first eggplant , then sauce , grated cheese and mozzarella cheese . repeat layers until all done . bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until done . enjoy it's delicious .

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