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By request, here is the recipe. It sounds just like the one my mother made, but she didn't have a recipe. The casserole part is at the very end. Mama said she layered her ingredients and used spaghetti sauce.
http://www.cooks.com/recipe/7235e2e8/easy-crispy-eggplant.html
EASY CRISPY EGGPLANT
2 small eggplants
1/2 c. fine dry bread crumbs
2 eggs
4 tablespoons freshly minced parsley
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. ea. celery seed, paprika (optional)
1/4 tsp. ea. garlic and onion powder
salt and pepper
3 cloves garlic, whole
3 tablespoons olive oil
Wash and slice eggplant and sprinkle generously with salt. Allow to sit out for 30 minutes.
Rinse and pat dry.
Set out 2 shallow dishes or trays. (We like to use aluminum foil or plastic plates for easy cleanup).
Into the first tray, measure bread crumbs, parsley, celery seed, 1/2 of the cheese, paprika, garlic and onion powder (do not substitute garlic or onion salt).
In the second tray, beat the 2 eggs well with a fork. Add the chopped parsley and the other half of the cheese.
Heat a pan with 1/4 inch olive oil (does not need to be extra virgin for frying purposes).
Add the garlic in whole pieces; as the oil toasts the garlic, mash it into the oil with the tines of a fork to flavor the oil; remove before browning.
Meanwhile, dip the eggplant into the egg mixture, turn to coat both sides; dip and coat both sides in the bread crumb mixtures. Fry in hot olive oil over medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes or until golden on both sides and eggplant is tender in center.
If eggplant is later to be baked in a casserole, fry only until edges are browned as cooking will be finished in the oven.
Serve as is, seasoned to taste with salt and pepper, or bake in a casserole dish for 30 minutes at 375°F topped with grated Parmesan, mozzarella and pasta sauce.
http://www.cooks.com/recipe/7235e2e8/easy-crispy-eggplant.html
EASY CRISPY EGGPLANT
2 small eggplants
1/2 c. fine dry bread crumbs
2 eggs
4 tablespoons freshly minced parsley
1/3 c. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. dried Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp. ea. celery seed, paprika (optional)
1/4 tsp. ea. garlic and onion powder
salt and pepper
3 cloves garlic, whole
3 tablespoons olive oil
Wash and slice eggplant and sprinkle generously with salt. Allow to sit out for 30 minutes.
Rinse and pat dry.
Set out 2 shallow dishes or trays. (We like to use aluminum foil or plastic plates for easy cleanup).
Into the first tray, measure bread crumbs, parsley, celery seed, 1/2 of the cheese, paprika, garlic and onion powder (do not substitute garlic or onion salt).
In the second tray, beat the 2 eggs well with a fork. Add the chopped parsley and the other half of the cheese.
Heat a pan with 1/4 inch olive oil (does not need to be extra virgin for frying purposes).
Add the garlic in whole pieces; as the oil toasts the garlic, mash it into the oil with the tines of a fork to flavor the oil; remove before browning.
Meanwhile, dip the eggplant into the egg mixture, turn to coat both sides; dip and coat both sides in the bread crumb mixtures. Fry in hot olive oil over medium-high heat for 5-10 minutes or until golden on both sides and eggplant is tender in center.
If eggplant is later to be baked in a casserole, fry only until edges are browned as cooking will be finished in the oven.
Serve as is, seasoned to taste with salt and pepper, or bake in a casserole dish for 30 minutes at 375°F topped with grated Parmesan, mozzarella and pasta sauce.