Beef Eggplant Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• beaten
• 1 eggplant
• Corn flake crumbs
• 1 pound grnd beef
• 2 cans tomato sauce
• Green pepper
• Onion
• Salt and pepper
• Mozzarella or possibly other cheese

Instructions

1. Slice eggplant, dip in beaten egg (mixed with lowfat milk if you wish).
2. Cover with corn flake crumbs and fry in extra virgin olive oil or possibly other vegetable oil.
3. Brown grnd beef with sliced pepper, and onion and salt and pepper.
4. In casserole put alternate layers of browned meat and vegetables with eggplant slices and cheese slices or possibly shredded cheese.
5. Pour tomato sauce over each layer and over whole thing.
6. Top with grated Parmesan and oregano.
7. Bake at 375 degrees till cheese melts.
8. Serves 4.
9. I usually slice the eggplant the night before or possibly early in the morning.
10. Salt each slide lightly, stack them on a plate and weight them with something heavy and put them in the refrigerator.
11. Juice will be drawn out and can be liquid removed off.
12. It is strong flavored, rather bitter.