Butternut Squash Parmigiana ___

Butternut Squash Parmigiana

Ingredients

For the Parmigiana:

  • 0.5 pound sliced butternut squash
  • 1 cup crushed tomatoes
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 1 tablespoons fresh parsley
  • 4 tablespoons grated Pecorino cheese
  • 4 fresh mozzarella
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • salt & black pepper
  • olive oil for frying

Directions

Pre-heat the oven at 400F.

Make some onion based tomato sauce by first sauteing the onion in olive oil, then adding the crushed tomatoes and the parsley. Cook the tomatoes at medium heat for about 10 mins and set aside.

in a dish, beat the egg to make an egg wash. Add a little salt.

Dip the butternut squash slices in the flour and then in the egg and fry in olive oil until golden. Fry all the slices and set aside.

Take two small clay pots or a larger baking pan and start the assembly process.

Add a small layer of tomato sauce at the bottom of the pot, then a layer of fried butternut squash, a layer of tomato sauce, a Tbs of grated pecorino and a slice of mozzarella.

Repeat the process for the second time but do not put the mozzarella on top yet.

Bake the parmigiana for about 25 mins.

in the last 5 minutes of baking add the mozzarella slice on top.