Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan Stir into sauce; continue to simmer. In a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs and buttermilk. The eggplant was nice and thin and piled sky high.

Ingredients of Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan

  1. You need of Meat.
  2. You need of Italian Sausage [in casing].
  3. You need of Olive Oil.
  4. It's of Homemade Red Sauce.
  5. Prepare of Roma Tomatoes [cut into 1" cubes].
  6. Prepare of 28 oz Crushed Or Stewed Tomatoes.
  7. It's of 6 oz Tomato Paste.
  8. Prepare of 15 oz Tomato Sauce.
  9. It's of Fresh Garlic [rough chop-packed].
  10. You need of Sun Dried Tomatoes [fine chopped-packed].
  11. It's of Basil Leaves [rough chop].
  12. You need of Fresh Parsley [rough chop-loose pack].
  13. You need of White Onion [chopped].
  14. You need of Fresh Celery [chopped with leaves].
  15. You need of Each: Italian Seasoning - Onion Powder - Salt.
  16. It's of Each: Black Pepper - Red Pepper Flakes Or Red Pepper Oil.
  17. You need of Brown Sugar.
  18. It's of Black Olives [halved].
  19. You need of Cabernet Sauvignon [a quality bottle].
  20. Prepare of Fennel Seeds.
  21. It's of Baking Soda [x 2 to decrease acidity if needed].
  22. You need of Eggplant.
  23. It's of Eggplants [room temperature-slice about 1/4" thick].
  24. You need of 8 oz Panko Bread Crumbs.
  25. It's of Chopped Fresh Parsley.
  26. It's of Each: Garlic Powder - Onion Powder - Italian Seasoning.
  27. You need of Parmesan Cheese [powdered in the bottle].
  28. Prepare of Fresh Eggs [mix in separate bowl].
  29. It's of High Heat Frying Oil.
  30. Prepare of Layer Toppers.
  31. Prepare of 8 oz Fresh Grated Parmesan Cheese.
  32. Prepare of Additional Fresh Parsley.
  33. It's of Additional Fresh Basil.

Mike's Sausage Eggplant Parmesan instructions

  1. Canned goods and other items needed..
  2. Pull sausage from its casings and fry with 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large, thick bottom pot..
  3. Add everything in the Homemade Red Sauce Section to that same pot and simmer for up to 3 hours, stirring regularly..
  4. After boiling your sauce for some time, if you find your sauce tastes too acidic, [you feel as though it needs sugar] add 1/4 teaspoon Baking Soda to your boiling mixture, simmer and taste. Add an additional 1/4 teaspoon if you feel it's needed. Your sauce will foam up momentarily but no worries, it'll settle right down. Fine grated carrots will also calm any acidity if you don't have any Baking Soda on hand and you have the full 3 hours to simmer them down..
  5. Mix everything in your Panko Crumb Mixture Section except for the oil in a larger bowl and beat your eggs in a separate larger bowl..
  6. Slice [room temperature] Eggplants to about 1/4" thickness, dip in egg mixture, coat in seasoned Panko Crumb Mixture and fry on high for about 2 minutes on each side then drain on paper towels. Don't over fry but you will want crispy eggplants..
  7. Ladle Red Sauce on the bottom of a sprayed or non stick disposable serving tray. Lay fried Eggplant on top of that. Like making a Lasagne, add more sauce and Parmesan and lay more Eggplant. Repeat process until all Eggplant is positioned. Make this dish with as many layers as your pan can handle or create 2 levels and make two 9x12 pans worth. Top with Red Sauce, Parsley, fresh Basil and additional Parmesan Cheese..
  8. Bake for 30 minutes at 350°..
  9. This recipe makes two 9"x12" sheets with two layers of Eggplant. Allow dish to sit for 3 minutes before serving. Try serving this with a wedge salad, garlic bread and a quality Cabernet Sauvignon!.

While I love to order this dish (or a tomato and Italian sausage pasta dish), it was only recently that I started making eggplant parm at home. I added hot sausage, mushrooms, lots more oregano, some Italian seasoning, lots more parsley, and oatmeal instead of breadcrumbs. Slivers of parmesan-ish cheese would probably be good on it. And I bet some sausage would be ok too if you didn't want it vegetarian. This roasted cauliflower sandwich from G by Mike Isabella is amazing. http.

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