Ricettario d'Italia

In breve

The dish in short

  • Long aubergines, trimmed, sliced lengthwise and salted, then fried a few at a time in plenty of oil.
  • Drained for about an hour after frying, so the dish does not swim in oil.
  • Layers of aubergine, tomato sauce cooked with onion and basil, cubes of fior di latte, basil leaves and Parmigiano.
  • Finished with tomato and Parmigiano only, baked at 200 °C until the top is crisp, and served warm.

Il video, Napoli, Campania

Parmigiana di melanzane

The video: Neapolitan baked aubergine with tomato, fior di latte and Parmigiano

Long aubergines salted, fried and layered with tomato sauce, fior di latte, basil and Parmigiano, then baked until crisp on top: the Neapolitan parmigiana, one of Campania's traditional food products. The video is an illustration; the recipe has the exact quantities, temperatures and times.

Serves
6
Hands-on
1 h 30 min
Cooking
1 h 10 min
Video
11 s

Passo dopo passo

The steps, in photos

The video shows the main moments; these are all 14 steps, as in the recipe.

Photos of steps 1, 2, 3
1Trim and slice2Salt them3Leave them under salt
Photos of steps 4, 5, 6
4Soften the onion5Reduce the sauce6Dry the slices
Photos of steps 7, 8, 9
7Heat the frying oil8Fry a few at a time9Drain for an hour
Photos of steps 10, 11, 12
10Sauce the bottom of the dish11Build the layers12Finish the top
Photos of steps 13, 14
13Bake14Rest until warm

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