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    Jefferson Adams
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    Awesome Gluten-free Eggplant Parmesan

    Reviewed and edited by a celiac disease expert.

    Celiac.com 03/26/2015 - A good eggplant Parmesan is a delight to the eye, to the nose, and to the palate.  It is also powerful weapon in any dinner arsenal. This easy recipe delivers a tasty, delicious version that will replace pangs of hunger with smiles of joy.

    Photo: CC--Arnold GatilaoIngredients: 

    • 8-10 slices of eggplant, about ½-inch thick
    • ¾ cup of potato flour, rice flour, cornstarch, or general purpose gluten-free flour
    • ¾ cup crushed Rice Chex or gluten-free breadcrumbs
    • ½ cup grated Romano cheese
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 teaspoon black pepper
    • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • 1 teaspoon onion powder
    • 1 teaspoon paprika
    • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
    • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
    • 1 large egg, lightly beaten
    • 2 cups your favorite easy tomato sauce--canned. jarred, whatever might be in the freezer, etc.
    • ⅓ cup olive oil
    • 4-6 ounces mozzarella cheese, preferably fresh, cut 8-10 1/4-inch-thick slices
    • Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
    • Fresh basil leaves, for garnish 

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    Directions:
    Combine breadcrumbs and grated Parmesan in a shallow bowl.

    Combine spices in a bowl and mix.

    Heat the broiler.

    On the stovetop, put the tomato sauce into a medium saucepan, and warm on a rear burner.

    On another burner, heat ½-inch of oil in large cast iron skillet over medium heat. Don't let oil get smoky. If oils smokes, pull it off the burner and let it cool until smoking stops.

    Season both sides of the cutlets with the spice mix of salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, thyme, oregano, paprika, and cayenne.

    Dredge eggplant in gluten-free flour, then dip cutlets in the beaten egg, then dredge in breadcrumb and cheese mixture, turning to coat both sides. Place cutlets on a plate.

    Place cutlets in skillet a few at a time, and cook a two or three minutes on each side, until golden.

    Pull eggplant from skillet and drain briefly on a paper towel.

    Then use a spatula, transfer browned cutlets to a 10x15 inch baking pan.

    Top off oil in the skillet. Cook the remaining cutlets, drain and place in baking pan.

    Top each cutlet with a slice of mozzarella.

    Now, here's where I do things differently than most traditional preparation methods.

    Instead of lining the pan with the tomato sauce, I broil the eggplant alone--about 4 inches from heat source until cheese is melted and lightly browned in spots, 4 to 5 minutes.

    I serve them immediately with warm tomato sauce on the side, and top with grated parmesan or Romano, as desired. This delivers a crunchier eggplant cutlet, and allows guests to add sauce as desired. Garnish with basil leaves.

    You can also put the warm sauce on the plate and top with the broiled cutlas. Or you can do it the traditional way, by putting the sauce in the pan, then putting the cutlets and cheese in and broiling. 

    However you do it, I'm sure you'll make friend with this gluten-free version of eggplant Parmesan.

    For chicken or veal Parmesan, try this recipe.



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    Jefferson Adams is Celiac.com's senior writer and Digital Content Director. He earned his B.A. and M.F.A. at Arizona State University. His articles, essays, poems, stories and book reviews have appeared in numerous magazines, journals, and websites, including North American Project, Antioch Review, Caliban, Mississippi Review, Slate, and more. He is the author of more than 2,500 articles on celiac disease. His university coursework includes studies in science, scientific methodology, biology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, logic, and advanced research. He previously devised health and medical content for Colgate, Dove, Pfizer, Sharecare, Walgreens, and more. Jefferson has spoken about celiac disease to the media, including an appearance on the KQED radio show Forum, and is the editor of numerous books, including "Cereal Killers" by Scott Adams and Ron Hoggan, Ed.D.

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