[KathieI]

My favorite meal of all time.. eggplant parmesan!!! Yumm, Yumm...

I make a pretty good version but I'm still not used to my electric stove and oven so I've had some disappointments here in TV.

First, Make yourself a very good "GRAVY". Do not add too much oregano, that's a major mistake, in my opinion. Good Italian plum tomatoes, and I always make meatballs and sausage as I feel that the gravy is much better with that additional taste. I love fresh basil in it and my mom used to fry her onion and garlic in the same pan as the meats so their fat cooked into the onion and she drained them before adding them to the sauce. My aunt used to add a small amount of sugar if the gravy was too acidic (I do this as I'm cooking and tasting).

I also never put salt on the eggplants because I don't add extra salt in any of my cooking and I've never had a bitter eggplant. Yes, I peel the eggplant and slice it in about 1/4 " slices. Egg and breadcrumb them and fry them (plan to use a lot of oil, it soaks it up like crazy). I like to fry my eggplant to a crispy but not burned state.

The rest should be easy.. layering as per all the recipes on the internet.

Good luck and maybe other members can give you more tips.