 So a little off topic for most of my videos, but since Wednesdays are my days to kind of talk about whatever I'd like and some friends Asked me to do this video. I'm going to do a cooking video Some friends might really like my eggplant parmesan And so that's what we're gonna be making today. So of course you'll need an eggplant and My wife Jennifer will be Okay, first step take your eggplant and slice it up and the goal here is to slice it as thin as you can Paper thin is great. Obviously, it's hard to get that thin, but do your best First things first. We're gonna cut off this end and we're gonna throw away that end. We don't need that I also leave this end on to the end because it gives you something to hold on to as you get towards the end there so Go ahead and just cut those up really thin like so So like that Now while cutting up your eggplant you might get some pieces that you cut a little too thin or a little too thick It's not the end of the world But our next step is to cover it in scrambled eggs and then breadcrumbs So you take your eggplants and you coat it inside your scrambled eggs strip off any excess and then take it and just coat it and cover it with Breadcrumbs doesn't really matter what breadcrumbs you use I use Italian style if you're using a plain style You can always add some other stuff some Italian seasoning to it if you'd like and then place them all on a plate Thank you for ready to get them ready At this point you want to preheat your oven to a big setting of 350 to 375 so that it's all warmed up once we complete the rest of the process and it's ready to go If you have a spouse a roommate significant mother or anybody to help you doing someone of assembly line Can help this move along a little bit quicker and normally when I cook this my wife helps After I cut up the eggplant She'll cover it in the egg and the breadcrumbs and put it on a plate while I'm frying them up And we kind of just switch plates back and forth now as far as frying first thing you want to do is get yourself a little tiny bottle of oil Don't heat very much just a small bottle like this and it can be this is canola oil You can also use olive oil or vegetable oil. It's not a huge difference Some people like olive oil. It's probably a little bit healthier and has a little bit of different taste to it So whatever your preference is pour a little bit just to cover the bottom of the pan and Set it to a medium to a medium-high setting and once it's warmed up you can start frying So as you can see I've got the oil over a medium to medium-high heat here You don't want to go too high because you don't want to burn it and then you just drop in the eggplant here You can get it off the fork. I use a plastic fork You want to be careful not to melt it But this is an easy way to pick it up and you don't have to worry about the scratch in a teflon pan If you're using a plastic fork like this, you can drop in a few at a time. They don't need to be in there very long We're not really cooking the eggplant all the way through here because we aren't going to bake it We're just trying to brown the breadcrumbs here and make sure they're stuck on really good Also just get the taste of the oil in there And as you Cook them you're gonna drop them in a pan which I did put a little bit of oil down in this pan here So they don't stick to the bottom when I bake them also if you can think of it You want to cook the bigger pieces first because we're going to stack these and it's a little bit easier to stack the small On top of the big rather than the other way around Every once in a while you'll get a lot of breadcrumbs in the Pan here, and you just want to wash that out Just a you don't need to wash it just dump out that oil wipe it down quickly with a paper towel and add some more oil every couple of Rotations now as you stack your eggplants into your greased pan I like to put a little bit of sauce and mozzarella cheese in between each layer as I go Kind of like you're making a lasagna Don't put too much sauce because then your stacks will slip apart And cheese I personally like a lot of cheese, so I put a lot of cheese and it'll help things stick together Now I'm gonna a little sloppy and messy with my cheese here But I do like to put a decent amount of cheese on the very top once my stacks are done Now that your eggplant is fried up layer and cheese Your oven should be preheated by now and go ahead and throw it in from 20 to 30 minutes would probably be a good amount At that point at this point you should probably start boiling some water if you haven't already to cook up your pasta And they should be done about the same time and then you just enjoy and this is our final product here Here's the eggplant right here You can see my cheese a little crispy on top of this because I cooked it on the top rack of the oven You may want to think about putting it on the middle rack If you don't want it that brown, I'm just keeping an eye on it while it's cooking But that's it. It's nice soft cheesy and delicious Well, that's it. I hope you enjoyed this video. I think those of you who stuck around till the end I know it's a lot of topic for most my videos But Wednesdays will be like that occasionally. So I hope you give this recipe a try It's one of my favorites and people seem to really enjoy it and it's rather easy And I just hope that you have a great day