eggplant parmagiana

[ausgirl]

I have just experimented making an eggplant parmagiana.
Everyone else in the family is having evil spaghetti with the sauce I made, however I made a separate something for myself.
If it tastes good, I'll post a recipe...the proof will be in the eating!
I can't wait, it smells so good!

[Doug Varrieur]

We love eggplant parmigiana and we eat it often..... I like to coat the eggplant with pork rind flour and fry in olive oil till crisp  YUMMMMM!

[ausgirl]

I just lightly fried it in olive oil with some italian seasoning and then put it on paper towel to drain any excess.  It smells so good in the oven, I am drooling!
The carb count was a little hard to work out, but I think I got it!

[ausgirl]

Oh
My
Goodness

It was soooooooooooo delicious, and the best thing was it made 4 servings, so it was fairly low in carbs.
I'll try to work out the recipe (after scribbling as I went along) and see what I can come up with and post it.  I'm so happy, and so content, it was soooooooooooooooo good!

[joagain]

WELL IS IT GOOD ?

[joagain]

LOL I ask the question the same time you put that  glad it was good will be waiting for the recipe ausgirl !!!!!

[ausgirl]

Yes Jo, I will get onto it and post soon

[MommaB]

I have NEVER had eggplant...so would need a VERY easy and detailed recipe...I'm excited about trying new things!!!   

Thanks for experimenting and sharing with us!!!

[owensmath]

Somewhere on this discussion board I posted what I made with eggplant one time. It was delicious! I cut the eggplants in strips, like fat french fries. Then, I dredged them in an egg wash and coated them with milled flax seed and fried them. They were great the first time, and then as leftovers (hot OR cold!).

[umpa]

I like to cut my eggplant in to slices, panfry it in water until slightly soft, and put it in a baking dish.Then I cover it in spagetti sauce and mozzerella.Eggplant parmesean!I also add meat if i want it.Quick and easy meal and the kids love it!

[ausgirl]

Hi Umpa, that's basically what I did.
I made a big pot of meat sauce (I call it Spaghetti Bolognese) and then pan fried my eggplant strips and zucchini strips in a little olive oil and some italian seasoning (next time I wouldn't use that, didn't realise it had salt in it and it made the dish a little salty - would just use basil and oregano).

Then I lined the glass dish with a mixture of the strips, topped it with some of the sauce, then some mixed cheeses, then repeated the step a couple of times - it made 4 servings and was absolutely delicious!  I now have a quick and easy lunch for the leftovers or an easy dinner as my hubby is on afternoons this week, so I am basically cooking for one!

Yay!
I will do this again and again, I love eggplant and zucchini.  Next time I might try it with a low-carb marinara sauce, but it might be hard to beat this one!

[joagain]

That sounds about what I did for the eggplant lasagna I made

[MommaB]

After you "panfry" in water and put it in the baking dish with the sauce and cheese, how long did you bake it and at what temp.!?!

Thanks! I bought eggplant today and will try this for dinner tomorrow night!!
 

[ausgirl]

I just panfried it in a little oil, not water, but Umpa says she pan fried hers in water.

Once it was layered, I put it in the oven for about 30 minutes, until it was bubbling and brown on top

[joagain]

When I pan fried my in water I guess I did it too long so my eggplant was mushy . Just dont do it too long Mushy eggplant is not good .