Ingredients
- 24 small Beef Chorizo Patties, recipe follows
- Prepared tomato sauce
- Olive oil spray, plus 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 large eggplants, cut lengthwise, ends off, 1/2-inch thick
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup, cured Spanish chorizo diced and fried
- 1/2 cup pine nuts
- Bechamel Sauce, recipe follows
- 2 cups grated Manchego cheese
Directions
Preheat broiler.
Prepare beef patties and simmer in tomato sauce for about 10 minutes, set aside.
Spray cookie sheet with olive oil. Salt and pepper unpeeled eggplant slices on both sides. Drizzle with olive oil. Layer them on cookie sheet and broil for 10 to 15 minutes on each side, and set aside.
Drain the fried chorizo and set aside. Toast pine nuts in broiler for about 10 minutes.
Cover bottom of baking dish with about 1 1/2 cups of Bechamel sauce. Add 1 layer of eggplant then top with beef patties and sauce. Sprinkle with grated Manchego cheese and toasted pine nuts. Repeat steps and finish with a layer of eggplant. Pour remaining Bechamel sauce on top and sprinkle with fried chorizo, remaining pine nuts and rest of Manchego cheese. Broil in middle of the oven for about 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Beef Chorizo Patties:
- 4 slices white sandwich bread, cubed and crusts removed
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1 1/2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
- 3 Spanish chorizo sausages, remove casing
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- 1/4 cup plain dry bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 1 teaspoon minced marjoram
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
In a bowl, soak the bread in milk until saturated. Squeeze out the milk and place into a separate bowl along with ground beef, chorizo, eggs, bread crumbs, Parmigiano cheese, parsley, marjoram and garlic. Mix until combined. Knead until the mixture is firm enough to roll. Roll into small round patties, not too thick.
In a large, nonstick skillet, heat the olive oil on high heat and add the patties. Fry about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer meat patties to a plate. Add patties to the tomato sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes.
Bechamel Sauce:
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 3 cups whole milk, room temperature
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and cook until smooth; stirring continuously, about 2 minutes. Slowly add the milk and whisk constantly. Once smooth, simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Add the nutmeg.
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By Chef #1257698
Acworth, GA
on January 20, 2009
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This recipe is absolutely delicious!!! I've only made it once and my family has been begging for it ever since. I omitted the pine nut due to personal preference and looked high and low for the Manchego cheese and couldn't find it but substituted it with mozzarella and gooda cheese. Although for me this is more of a special occasion dish, it is a MUST TRY!!
By farmgirl_11068086
Hollsopple, PA
on October 14, 2008
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I love making Eggplant Parmesan, my mother always made it, and now I make it, and when I saw this recipe demonstrated on Paula's Party, I thought it would be a chance to learn to do something different with eggplant than the usual way. I only tried this once with the ingredients I had on hand, so I skipped the chorzio sausage and the pine nuts and substituted mozzarella cheese for the Manchego, but wow, I haven't had this much excitement in my house over a new dish in years! The combination of the Bechamel white sauce and the tomato sauce and cheese was to die for! I will definitely try it with the called-for ingredients, but I'm telling you, it's delicious even when cutting back on the special ingredients. I also baked the casserole instead of broiling it, and the flavors just melded together - it was heavenly! I'll definitely make it for friends over the upcoming holidays!
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