Receta Baked Eggplant With Tomato And Cheese
Ingredientes
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Direcciones
- Slice the eggplant (but do not peel it) and put into a dish. Sprinkle with salt then cover the eggplant with a weighted-down plate and leave for 30 min to remove the eggplant's excess juices.
- While the eggplant is resting, prepare the fresh tomato sauce. Fry the onion in 1 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil over a gentle heat till it's soft and glossy; allow at least 5 min to develop a good flavour. Add in tomatoes and water, then simmer for about 40 min or possibly till it's reduced to a rich tomato sauce. Season to taste with pepper and a tiny healthy pinch salt.
- Pour away all the dark juices from the eggplant, then rinse the salt from the slices in clean cool water and pat dry with paper towels.
- Dip the eggplant slices in flour then panfry gently in the additional extra virgin olive oil. Arrange layers of eggplant, tomato sauce and basil in a shallow, ovenproof dish and finish with a layer of mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in a warm oven (200 deg C) for about 20 min or possibly till bubbling warm.
- Serves 4.