ItalianNeapolitan
Eggplant alla Pullastriello
by Manu Food · 60K subscribers on YouTube
A classic Neapolitan recipe: breaded and fried eggplant slices layered with mozzarella, ham, and basil, then breaded again and fried until golden.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
10 items- EggplantsLarge round eggplants
- FlourFor dredging
- Frying OilVegetable oil for frying
- MozzarellaSliced
- Cooked HamCooked ham, sliced
- BasilFresh basil leaves
- EggsBeaten with salt and pepper
- SaltTo taste
- PepperTo taste
- Pane PankoPanko breadcrumbs (or grated breadcrumbs)
Method
- Wash and clean the eggplants.
- Slice the eggplants into rounds or medallions.
- Heat oil for frying.
- Dredge the eggplant slices in flour.
- Fry the floured slices until golden on both sides.
- Drain on paper towels and sprinkle with a little salt.
- Place a slice of mozzarella, cooked ham, and a basil leaf on one fried eggplant slice.
- Top with another fried eggplant slice to form a sandwich.
- Bread the sandwich again: first in flour, then in beaten egg seasoned with salt and pepper, and finally in panko breadcrumbs (or grated breadcrumbs).
- Fry the breaded sandwich again in hot oil until golden and crispy.
