Five Stars Eggplant Dish
- 1 each Chinese / Japanese Eggplant (Slice them into 1cm thickness, then salt and pepper – Set aside.)
- 1/2 cup Flour (powder the above eggplants)
- 1 each Egg (beat with dash of milk / half & half, then dip floured eggplants)
- 1/2 cup Panko / Bread Crumbs (powder them to egg-washed eggplants, then set aside)
- 1/2 cup frying oil (I used Canola Oil)
- 1/2 lb ground beef (brown them with pinch of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder, set aside.)
- 1 can Stewed / Crushed Tomatoes (cook it down in a small pan with dash of Italian Seasonings, Ground Cayenne Peppers, pinch of suger, and small dash of Soy Sauce)
- 1/2 cup mixed shredded cheese, any kind works (I used some Mozzarella and Medium Cheddar )
- few leaves Fresh Basil
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Slice eggplant into 1cm thickness, salt & pepper, then place them into flour – beaten egg wash – panko in order.
In frying pan, pour thin layer of cooking oil, then fry the eggplants till lightly browned, about a two minutes each side. Set them aside onto clean paper towel to remove excess oil.
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Heat up the can of stewed / crushed tomatoes with the above noted seasonings, and cook it down till desired thickness. I usually cook it down quite thick.
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Brown ground beef and season with the above noted seasonings, then mix with the tomato sauce.
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Line up the fried eggplants on baking dish, then pour the tomato sauce, sprinkle some cheese and 1/2 of cut fresh basil leaves. Place another layer of eggplants, sauce and cheese Bake it in the oven with 375F for about 20 – 25 mins till the surface become light golden color. Take it out from the oven and sprinkle the rest of basil leaves.
Italian Sausage meat is okay to use, but we like simple ground beef the best.
