Sometimes I just can't be bothered to do a full roast and whenever I do this version, the family are more than happy with a bowl of rustic comfort The base of the sauce will be made from all the wonderful stuck on bits of chicken from the roasting tray.Easily scaled up for a crowd. If possible, salt your chicken 24 hours before cooking but at least an hour before is better than not at all.
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Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 20 g parsley finely chopped
- 120 g tomato purée
- 100 g plain flour
- 2 eggs beaten with 2 tbsp water
- 100 g panko bread crumbs
- 600 g aubergine (2 large) Cut into 1cm slices
- oil for frying
- 100 g ricotta
- thyme or parley leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Start with the intense tomato sauce. Put a frying pan over a low heat and add the olive oil, garlic and parsley. Cook until the garlic is soft and the oil fragrant being careful not to burn the garlic. Add the tomato purée and a generous pinch of salt. Continue to cook over a low heat, stirring occasionally for 5-10 minutes minutes. Set aside.
- In a shallow bowl, combine the flour with 1 tsp of salt and. Put the beaten eggs in another bowl and the panko crumbs in a third, making a production line. Put enough vegetable oil in a large pan to come 2cm up the side of the pan and heat to 160C. Prepare a tray with plenty of kitchen paper on which you will put the cooked aubergine.
- Working in batches, dip each slice of aubergine first in the flour, then the egg and lastly the panko, drop in the hot oil being careful not to overcrowd. Flip occasionally until both sides are golden brown, 5-6 minutes, remove to drain on the kitchen paper. Repeat until all the slices are cooked.
- When ready to serve, smear some tomato on each slice with a dollop of ricotta and finish with a sprinkle of fresh chopped thyme leave or parsley.
Nutrition
Calories: 347kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 9gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 167mgPotassium: 426mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 559IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 94mgIron: 3mg
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