Eggplant Gratin
Eggplant Gratin

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, eggplant gratin. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Eggplant Gratin is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Eggplant Gratin is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook eggplant gratin using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Gratin:
  1. Prepare 1 large eggplant
  2. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste
  3. Take 1 cup marinara sauce, I used mine available in my profile or in search
  4. Get 12 slices pepperoni
  5. Prepare 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated romano cheese, divided use
  6. Prepare 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
  7. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning spice blend
  8. Take 1 large egg
  9. Get 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as franks brand
  10. Take 1 tablespoon olive oil
  11. Prepare 3 green onions, sliced
  12. Get 1/2 cup italian four cheese blend, shredded
  13. Prepare 1/4 cup heavy cream
Instructions to make Eggplant Gratin:
  1. Spray a baking dish with non stick spray. Preheat oven to 425
  2. Peel eggpant and slice crosswise into 1 inch slices
  3. Add pepperoni to large non stick skillet and cook on medium low until crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove and save for later
  4. Season slices with salt and pepper. Heat the oil in the skillet the ppepperoni was cooked in. Non stick is important to pan roasting the eggplant with very little oil. On medium heat cook eggplant slices on both sides until golden and tender. Resist the thought that you need more oil, for best flavor you want them almost dry roasted in the skillet
  5. While that is vooking whisk together in a bowl the ricotta cheese, egg, cream, 1/4 cup romano cheese, hot sauce , 1/4 teaspoon pepper and Italian seasoning. Blend well. Set aside
  6. Add a thin layer of marinara sauce to the prepared baking dish
  7. Layer cooked eggpant, slightly overlapping in dish
  8. Cover with remainig marinara sauce
  9. Spread ricotta cheese mixture evenly over top
  10. Sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons romano cheese and the italian four cheese blend
  11. Add reserved pepperoni slices on top of cheese
  12. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling

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