Recipe

Aubergine Parmigiana

Name: Aubergine Parmigiana
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 aubergines; 1 dl olive oil; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves (peel and squeeze); 400 g chopped tomatoes; Salt and pepper (Freshly ground); 1/2 bunch leaf parsley (pluck off leaves and chop coarsely); 1/2 bunch fresh basil (pluck off leaves and chop coarsely); 150 g grated parmesan cheese; 4 balls mozzarella di Bufala (cut into thin slices)

easy

APPROX. 60 Minutes

Enough For

4 persons

Cookware

frying pan

Nutritional Value

3525 kJ / 841 kcal (Per person)

Ingredient

Carbohydrates 10 g
Sugar 7 g
Fat 73 g
Protein 41 g

Allergens

lactose

Cooking Equipment

Gratin dish (rectangular)

Ingredients

4 aubergines
1 dl olive oil

Tomato sauce

2 tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves peel and squeeze
400 g chopped tomatoes
Salt and pepper Freshly ground
1/2 bunch leaf parsley pluck off leaves and chop coarsely
1/2 bunch fresh basil pluck off leaves and chop coarsely
150 g grated parmesan cheese
4 balls mozzarella di Bufala cut into thin slices

Preparations

1. Wash the aubergines, cut them into slices about 1/3 inch thick. Brush them with olive oil. Then fry in the frying pan until light brown and season with salt and pepper.

Sauce

1. Heat 2 tbsp of olive oil in the casserole and sweat the pressed garlic cloves.

2. Add the chopped tomatoes, season with salt and pepper and cook covered for 10 minutes. Stir occasionally so that nothing burns. Finally, add chopped parsley and basil.

Instructions

1. With a little olive oil grease an iron frying pan or gratin dish. Cover the base with aubergine slices and spread the tomato sauce.

2. Then cover with mozzarella slices and sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

3. Re-build the next layer with aubergines, tomato sauce, mozzarella and parmesan. Depending on the quantity of ingredients, several layers can be built up.

4. Sprinkle the top layer with plenty of parmesan.

5. Bake in the oven at 200°C / 390°F for 30 to 40 mintes until a golden brown crust is formed.

6. After baking, leave to stand for a few minutes.