My momma, who has been dead almost 2 yrs., used to make a beautiful eggplant parmesan. No, she wasn't Italian but this is the way she did it, and everyone loved it. You take a large eggplant, slice it (don't bother peeling it) into rounds oh i'd say a half inch thick and sprinkle the rounds with salt generously. This draws out the bitter juice. After you see droplets of juice on top of the rounds, rinse them and pat them dry. Beat a few eggs in a small bowl, and have another wide bowl with a few cups of flour for dusting in it. Dip each slice of eggplant in the egg, then the flour, and fry these over medium heat in a skillet till they are golden. You may in the process of frying the eggplant have to add a bit of oil to the skillet; this is normal as eggplant is spongy and soaks the oil up. Make sure to turn the slices over when they are golden on one side and brown the other. This may have to be done in a few batches. You can set the slices aside to cool when you are done on a plate lined with paper towels to soak up the xtra oil. Next, brown a pound (450g) of minced beef or hamburger as my momma called it in a skillet and drain the xtra grease. Have a bag of grated cheese, whatever you prefer, by you, and also a nice-sized jar of your favourite spaghetti sauce. Mix the spaghetti sauce now with the browned beef and set aside. Get a nice large pyrex or other baking dish and line the bottom with eggplant slices, top this with a layer of the beef mix then sprinkle a layer of cheese on that. Repeat using up everything, ending with the cheese sprinkles. Bake in the oven on about 350F or 170C until golden and everything is bubbly. This wows people, I guarantee you will love it. I would serve it with a green salad, and crusty garlic bread. Hope you like it!

Romanian Eggplant Salad 2 big eggplants 1 onion, to taste 3-4 Tbls. oil Pinch of pepper (optional) salt green pepper tomatoes Roast the eggplants, peel while still hot and then leave on a slanted cutting board to drain. Chop with a wooden or glass chopper, place in a bowl and then mix, using a wooden spoon, with a little oil at a time until it whitens and becomes foamy. Add finely chopped onions (to taste), pepper, and salt. Place in a salad bowl or on a plate and garnish with tomato slices and rounds of green pepper.

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