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Eggplant Parmigiana a la Francis Crinella
3 small eggplants, large enough to cut into four 1-inch slices
1 pound, mozzarella cheese, sliced thin
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1 can (about 15 ounces), unseasoned bread crumbs
2 eggs, thoroughly beaten
2 cups olive oil
1 white onion, finely chopped
2 medium garlic cloves, finely chopped
1/4 cup, parsley, finely chopped
1/2 cup, fresh sweet basil leaves (or 1 teaspoon dry basil)
2 small (about 12 ounce) cans, tomato sauce
2 small (about 8 ounce) cans, tomato paste
1/2 cup, Marsala sherry
6 tablespoons, salt
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 pounds, fresh fettucini
12 quarts, water
  • Sprinkle eggplant slices with salt on both sides and spread on breadboard for 30 minutes.
  • Wash and pat slices dry with paper towel.
  • Dip each slice in the beaten egg, then coat on both sides with bread crumbs.
  • Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet and brown eggplant slices a few at a time.
  • Remove slices and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.
  • Add more oil to skillet as necessary to brown all slices.
  • While eggplant is draining, brown onion, garlic, parsley and chopped basil in a clean skillet, using remaining olive oil, until onions are clear.
  • Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, and sherry.
  • Add mushrooms and seasonings. Allow to simmer for an hour, or the length of time necessary to finish draining the eggplant.
  • Spread some sauce on the bottom of a baking dish large enough to contain the 12 eggplant slices, then add the slices to the dish.
  • Cover each eggplant slice with a slice of Mozzarella, then spread two or three tablespoons of the sauce over each slice.
  • Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. There should be about half of the sauce mixture left over--enough to coat the fettucini.
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, or until Parmesan cheese on top of eggplant is brown and bubbling.
  • Cool for 15 minutes.
  • While eggplant is cooling, plunge fresh fettucini into 12 quarts of boiling water.
  • Cook until tender, about 5 or 6 minutes (longer for commercial dried pasta).
  • Add remaining sauce to fettucini, mix, and serve on side of two eggplant slices.

    Recipe serves 6.

    Enjoy with our 2005 Pinot Noir.
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