Eggplant with Ham and Cheese

Name: Eggplant with Ham and Cheese
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 large cloves garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon olive oil or butter; ½ teaspoon salt; ¼ pound French Brie or other soft, mild cheese, sliced; 1 large eggplant, sliced thin; ¾ teaspoon dried oregano; ½ cup crushed soda crackers; ¼ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 eight-ounce can tomato sauce; ¾ teaspoon dried basil; 4 large stalks broccoli, chopped coarsely; ¼ pound precooked ham, chopped coarsely

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Clay-Pot Cookbook

By Georgia Sales

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

1 large eggplant, sliced thin
¼ pound French Brie or other soft, mild cheese, sliced
4

Starter
Side dish
Vegetarian

Method

Presoak a clay pot, top and bottom, in water for 15 minutes.

Brown the thinly sliced eggplant in a frying pan with a little oil or butter (if using a Teflon pan, no oil is needed), then set aside.

In the presoaked pot, place alternate layers of eggplant, ham, cheese, broccoli, cracker crumbs, and three-quarters of the sauce, starting with the eggplant.

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