INGREDIENTS
For 4 people
2 Eggplant nice and ripe
500g Cherry Tomato
20 Fresh basil leaves
200g Prosciutto Cotto thinly sliced
500ml Di Besciamella sauce
1 Cup of grated Parmigiano Reggiano
Vegetable oil to shallow fry
Salt to taste
METHOD
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Slice the eggplant and place them into a colander. Sprinkle them with salt and let them rest for 1 hour to release some of their water and bitter flavour.
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In the meantime in a small sauce pan cook the cherry tomato with 1 tablespoon of extra-virgin olive oil for 10 minutes adding salt and the basil leaves. If the sauce reduces too much add a
little water. -
Tap the eggplant dry and dust them with some flour. Shallow fry them in a large pan with vegetable oil for 3 minutes each side. Fish them out and place them on a large plate with a paper towel
to soak up the excess oil. -
In a large baking dish place one layer of eggplant slices then pour some tomato sauce, Besciamella sauce and a sprinkle of grated Parmigiano. Layer the Prosuctto Cotto slices and make another
layer with the eggplant, tomato etc -
Lastly, cover with the rest of tomato sauce, Besciamella sauce and grated Parmigiano
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Bake in the oven at 180 degrees for 15/20 minutes.
Buon Appetito!
