Preparation: 10 min. + 45 min. waiting time / Cooking: 55 min. / Servings: 4 to 6
Sprinkled with a little salt and let it sit, forcing the water to ooze out from eggplants then baked in two stages. First brushed with olive oil and roasted 15 minutes in oven, then finally layered with sauce and cheese and cooked for another 40 minutes to amalgamate flavours. Simply delicious!
Ingredients
2 medium eggplants, sliced ​​into ½-inch rounds with the skin on
3 cups homemade tomato sauce
1 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 cup mozzarella, grated
Extra virgin olive oil *View product
Salt and pepper to taste
Fresh basil or parsley for serving, optional
Preparation
Place sliced eggplants in a colander, sprinkled each layer with a little salt. Add a weight on the eggplants and a plate under the sieve to collect the water, let it sit 30 to 45 minutes.
Preheat to 400ËšF. Rinse eggplant thoroughly to remove as much salt as possible, place on paper towels, add another paper on top and press well to remove as much water as possible. Place the eggplant on a baking sheet and brush with olive oil. Bake for 15 minutes at 400ËšF.
Remove eggplants from oven. Spread 6 tbsp. tomato sauce in the bottom of a baking dish (about 10 by 8 inches) and add a layer of eggplants and pepper (do not add salt). Sprinkle with grated parmesan and mozzarella cheese. Repeat with another layer of tomato sauce, eggplant, Parmesan and mozzarella, making sure to finish with the cheese. Bake at 200 ºC (400 ºF) for about 40 minutes.
Serve with parmesan shavings and fresh parsley or basil and enjoy.