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Originally Posted by Jazzcat
Hubby is Italian and I learned many years ago how to make all his favorite traditional Italian meals from old family recipes.
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How do you make Eggplant Parmesan? I learned from my Italian Mother how to make this classic Italian dish. Bread and fry the 1/2" slices of eggplant. Layer the fried slices of eggplant with tomato sauce and grated Parmesan cheese, Start with sauce in the pan and end with sauce on top with at least four layers of eggplant. Mozzerella cheese on top if desired. When sliced it looks like a brick, sort of like a slice of Lasagne.
I ordered Eggplant Parmesan at Roberto's. What I received was a plate of pasta topped with one slice of Eggplant. The eggplant was prepared properly as my mother taught me but only ONE slice. Needless to say, I was disappointed in the way the dish was assembled and presented.
I went back another time and ordered the Eggplant Rolatini. That was MUCH better. This was served with three slices of eggplant, breaded and fried then rolled with a Ricotta filling inside and served on top of a plate of pasta. For the same price as the Eggplant Parmesean with only once slice of eggplant, I will always order the Eggplant Rolatini and have three times the amount of Eggplant for the same price.