Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, eggplant gratin. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Eggplant Gratin is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Eggplant Gratin is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
Tender slices of eggplant, layers of tomatoes and chunks of tangy goat cheese are a quick and easy side dish Eggplant Gratin. Recipe adapted from 'Dinner: Changing the Game,' by Melissa Clark. A delicious eggplant gratin where eggplant is stuffed with tomatoes and bell peppers and baked in a creamy cheese Nutritional Information.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have eggplant gratin using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Gratin:
- Take 1 large eggplant
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste
- Prepare 1 cup marinara sauce, I used mine available in my profile or in search
- Get 12 slices pepperoni
- Make ready 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated romano cheese, divided use
- Take 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
- Get 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning spice blend
- Take 1 large egg
- Get 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as franks brand
- Prepare 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Make ready 3 green onions, sliced
- Prepare 1/2 cup italian four cheese blend, shredded
- Make ready 1/4 cup heavy cream
Rinse eggplant slices and pat dry. Japanese eggplants are longer and more narrow than the globe eggplants most of us are familiar with, so the slices are more manageable in the gratin. But in a pinch, you can use globe eggplants. A very easy vegetarian side dish for any occasion, so easy to make.
Steps to make Eggplant Gratin:
- Spray a baking dish with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 425
- Peel eggpant and slice crosswise into 1 inch slices
- Add pepperoni to large non stick skillet and cook on medium low until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove and save for later
- Season slices with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in the skillet the ppepperoni was cooked in. Non stick is important to pan roasting the eggplant with very little oil. On medium heat cook eggplant slices on both sides until golden and tender. Resist the thought that you need more oil, for best flavor you want them almost dry roasted in the skillet
- While that is vooking whisk together in a bowl the ricotta cheese, egg, cream, 1/4 cup romano cheese, hot sauce , 1/4 teaspoon pepper and Italian seasoning. Blend well. Set aside
- Add a thin layer of marinara sauce to the prepared baking dish
- Layer cooked eggpant, slightly overlapping in dish
- Cover with remainig marinara sauce
- Spread ricotta cheese mixture evenly over top
- Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons romano cheese and the italian four cheese blend
- Add reserved pepperoni slices on top of cheese
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling
It requires no cooking skills, just few good quality products. You can make it as well. Eggplant Gratin recipe: The skin of eggplant contains an Coat eggplant with shallots with lard and season with S&P. Eggplant dishes are usually heartier than other vegetable based recipes. Eggplant is a common substitute for meat dishes and adds some bulk to this gratin.
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