Eggplant Gratin
Eggplant Gratin

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, eggplant gratin. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Eggplant Gratin is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Eggplant Gratin is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

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

The ingredients needed to make Eggplant Gratin:
  1. Make ready 1 large eggplant
  2. Take 1/2 teaspoon pepper and salt to taste
  3. Get 1 cup marinara sauce, I used mine available in my profile or in search
  4. Make ready 12 slices pepperoni
  5. Take 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons freshly grated romano cheese, divided use
  6. Make ready 1/4 cup ricotta cheese
  7. Get 1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning spice blend
  8. Prepare 1 large egg
  9. Get 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as franks brand
  10. Prepare 1 tablespoon olive oil
  11. Prepare 3 green onions, sliced
  12. Take 1/2 cup italian four cheese blend, shredded
  13. Get 1/4 cup heavy cream
Steps 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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