Eggplant Mozzarella
Recipe type: Main Dish
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • Olive oil
  • 2 medium eggplants, sliced into ½ inch rounds
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 carrot, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 28 ounce can peeled, whole tomatoes
  • handful fresh basil leaves, chopped
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced into rounds or chopped into large chunks
  • ¼ cup Parmesan, grated
  • ½ cup Panko bread crumbs
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 450F.
  2. Arrange eggplant slices in a medium sized baking dish. Drizzle generously with olive oil and Kosher salt. Bake for 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, carrot, and thyme and cook for an additional minute. Add tomato paste and stir to combine. Pour in canned tomatoes (with their juice) and use a wooden spoon to break up the tomatoes. Reduce heat to low and cover, season with salt and pepper. Cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  4. When the eggplant is done, transfer half of the eggplant slices to a plate. Arrange the remaining eggplant in a single layer in the baking dish. Top with ½ the tomato sauce, the mozzarella slices, and basil. Arrange the remaining eggplant on top and spread the second ½ of the tomato sauce on top. Sprinkle Parmesan and Panko crumbs on top, then bake for 15 minutes, until bread crumbs are browned and cheese is melted.
Recipe by Things I Made Today at https://www.thingsimadetoday.com/2013/01/09/eggplant-mozzarella-f-k-a-eggplant-parmesan/