Aubergine parmigiana
Aubergine parmigiana

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, aubergine parmigiana. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have aubergine parmigiana using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Aubergine parmigiana:
  1. Take tomatoes chopped
  2. Take tomato puree
  3. Take Salt and pepper
  4. Take sugar
  5. Get chilli flakes
  6. Prepare onion chopped finely
  7. Get olive oil
  8. Make ready dried oregano
  9. Make ready red lentils (optional)
  10. Get garlic
  11. Take aubergines
  12. Prepare good mozzarella
  13. Take shaved parmesan

Aubergine parmigiana is one of the most iconic Italian dishes. Aubergine parmigiana is a great appetiser or side dish. It also works really well for lunch, especially if served with a green salad. Meaning 'aubergine Parmesan' in Italian, this vegetarian bake with tomato and cheese is ideal for entertaining, from BBC Make this classic bake, also known as melanzane parmigiana, for guests.

Instructions to make Aubergine parmigiana:
  1. Cut the aubergines in thin slices - as much the same thickness as possible
  2. Salt the aubergines then and leave while you prepare the tomato sauce.
  3. Fry the chopped onion in a little olive oil then add the crushed garlic. Cook for 10 minutes on a medium heat until the onions go transparent. Stir in the sugar then Add the tinned tomatoes, tomato purée, chilli and dried oregano.
  4. Add the lentils and cook for 25 minutes until the sauce begins to thicken then season to taste. The lentils add a nutty flavour and a little extra bulk.
  5. While the sauce is cooking, Rinse the salt off the aubergines, pat dry and fry in olive oil in batches until browned and soft.
  6. Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees C
  7. Cover the base of an oven dish with aubergines
  8. Add 1/2 of the tomato sauce then add another layer of aubergine.
  9. Scatter half the mozzarella and half the Parmesan over the aubergines and cover with the remaining tomato sauce.
  10. Add a final layer of aubergines and scatter with the remaining cheeses.
  11. Cook in the oven for 30 min at 180 degrees depending on your oven
  12. Serve with a rocket salad dressed lightly with vinaigrette.

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