Fried Eggplant Stacks

Ingredients:
1 eggplant
Italian style breadcrumbs
Shredded mozzarella cheese
Vegetable oil
2 eggs
Ricotta cheese (optional)
Ingredients for sauce... found here..(http://justcookingfamily.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-familys-classic-italian-tomato-sauce.html)

Directions:
Make tomato sauce (found in link above). Slice eggplant into 1/2 inch thick circles. Dip each individual eggplant into whisked eggs and then cover in breadcrumbs. Heat approximately 1/2" deep oil in pan and drop each eggplant round into the pan. Fry until one side is browned then flip, browning the other side as well. When it is finished cooking, place the eggplant on paper towels to drain any excess oil. Continue this process until all eggplant slices are completed. In a pan, carefully stack eggplant, mozzarella cheese, a dollop of ricotta cheese (if desired) and then another slice of eggplant. Pour sauce over the stacks and then finish off with some mozzarella cheese on top. Place in the oven at 350 degrees until cheese looks melted.

In my house, eggplant is made very often. This is actually just one of the many forms that we use it with. Other examples include eggplant rollatini, eggplant parmigiana, and pasta mixed with eggplant. As a child, I remember my mom frying eggplant at the stove. When she was not looking, I would steal one draining on the paper towel. She would eventually notice when I began eating them quicker than she could make them!

Submitted by Aurelia