Eggplant Parmigiana with Tomato Sauce & Mozzarella

Parmigiana di Melanzane

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Preparation info
  • Yield:

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      2 hr

Appears in
The Italian Family Kitchen: Authentic Recipes That Celebrate Homestyle Italian Cooking

By Eva Santaguida and Harper Alexander

Published 2024

  • About

To make a proper parmigiana, the eggplant must be fried but not breaded—a common mistake. This dish relies on the exquisite interplay between olive oil and eggplants, a process that should not be interrupted by egg, flour, and bread crumbs. One of the biggest frustrations with making a good parmigiana is trying to keep the dish from becoming too wet, a particularly common problem in North America, where eggplants are bred to be as huge and waterlogged as possible. To remedy this, try cookin