The Conservative Cave
Interests => All Things Edible (and how to prepare them) => Topic started by: IassaFTots on January 27, 2011, 09:57:06 PM
-
Bought two on sale. Have a TON of feta, and ground meat. I was thinking a moussaka, but something lighter, maybe even stuffed. Any ideas?
-
One of my faves is to just slice them about 1/2 inch thick, brush them lightly with some olive oil, coat them with bread crumbs (I love Parmesan bread crumbs for that) and bake them about 350 till tender and the bread crumbs golden brown.
-
One of my faves is to just slice them about 1/2 inch thick, brush them lightly with some olive oil, coat them with bread crumbs (I love Parmesan bread crumbs for that) and bake them about 350 till tender and the bread crumbs golden brown.
Peel those suckers, Hubby hated them until I began to peel off the skin. We have eaten unpeeled Eggplant at some very high end restaurants and that damn skin is like eating a Baloney sandwitch with the red rind on it.
I peel the plant, slice and pat dry with paper towels. Place to marinate in olive oil, garlic power and a bit of onion salt. As Sparky stated roll in Parmesan cheese bread crumbs, --I then fry it lightly just to brown then remove it and cool.
I layer the slices in a baking dish with tomato sauce with meat and bake covered for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
I found to my surprise we were all out of pasta so I placed the eggplant and sauce on top of Mashed Potatoes and it was excellent.
-
If you have a ton of feta to use up, Tota, Moussaka is a great idea.
Just to piggyback onto NHSparky's, here's a casserole I used to make. Take those rounds that Sparky describes above , and layer 1/3 of them into a baking pan. Top with riccotta cheese and your fav marinara. Make two more layers like that, with the top being sauce and mozzarella. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes till brown and bubbling.
-
We slice them also, dip them in egg and then bread crumbs and then fry them in oil, I prefer them without sauce but I do put some in the oven with sauce and mozzarella.
-
I do it the much the same way as everyone else, peel, slice in 1/4-1/2" slices, dip in beaten egg, parmesean bread crumbs, saute in olive oil, just to lightly brownl. Layer it with ground meat browned with chopped onion and garlic, ricotta, and sauce, mozzarella on the top. Basically just like you would lasagne using the eggplant instead of noodles. Just use the feta instead of ricotta. Bake at 350 for about 30 minutes.
Make sure to the eggplant on paper towels after you saute to soak up the grease and keep it from getting soggy. I don't saute it very much, otherwise it will turn to mush when baked,
-
Thanks Y'all!