![]() Top with keto tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese and return to the oven for a few minutes to melt the cheese. Place the crumbed eggplant on a greased metal sheet pan and bake at 400F for 6-8 minutes per side. I prefer to cook keto eggplant Parmesan in the oven. Bake in Oven, Air Fryer or Fry in a Skillet. With thicker slices cooking time may increase. If you can only find large eggplant, consider cutting thicker slices and not stacking. It also requires more breading, bumping-up the protein macro in the recipe. Slicing the eggplant into thinner rounds is fun for stacking. Slicing large, thick pieces somewhat mimics a chicken cutlet and looks nice on a plate. ![]() To learn how to select an eggplant and how to slice an eggplant (lengthwise) read my post on keto eggplant lasagna. One large eggplant (about 1 ¼ pounds) is enough for four people. How you slice the eggplant for eggplant Parmesan is up to you. Remove any large or hard pieces that refuse to break down or you might break a tooth! Joking. To make pork panko, grind the pork rinds into dust in a food processor fitted with a metal blade or crush them in a bag with a rolling pin or meat mallet. All three pork rind brands are affordable and delicious. I also like Utz brand which I find at Costco in a big plastic container. Two pork rind brands I like are Baken-ets or Mac’s, which I get in the grocery store. It’s the best low carb keto breading because it gets nice and crispy just like a proper panko bread crumb coating. The low carb keto bread crumbs I use for this dish are the same I use for my Crispy Eggplant Rounds, Low Carb Chicken Parmesan and Keto Fried Green Tomatoes recipes: crushed pork rinds mixed with grated Parmesan cheese and seasonings. What’s the best low carb keto breading or bread crumb substitute? While it takes more time, the eggplant is super crispy and more flavorful. NOTE: You can also pan fry the eggplant rounds and transfer to a wire rack. Of course, what you use for your keto bread crumbs is important, too. Follow standard breading procedure to coat the eggplant and bake the rounds in the oven. Then, wipe the slices dry with a paper towel. ![]() To achieve maximum crisp salt the eggplant to draw-out excess moisture. I prefer crispy eggplant for low carb eggplant Parmesan. They are supposed to be soft like a noodle. The difference being that the eggplant slices in the lasagna recipe are layered with wet ingredients and baked together. Who doesn’t like stacks of crispy eggplant coated in keto breading, topped with Marinara, fresh Mozzarella cheese, basil, and Parmesan? My family loves it! To Salt or Not To Salt?Īlthough I found it unnecessary to salt the sliced eggplant in my keto eggplant lasagna recipe, I did salt the eggplant for this recipe. Gonna try to mix a few of your other recipies in the future to make vegan gyros…Tabbouleh salad, Tzatziki sauce, and some version of fried tofu for substance.THIS POST INCLUDES AFFILIATE LINKS TO SHARE THE THINGS I LOVE. While I’m not a hardcore vegan (I eat meat anytime we go out), my wife is…and this allows me to cook things at home that are manageable for me lol. perfect!!! They are a little more salty than I would like so next time I may cut down the amino acids by half to see if the liquid smoke, paprika, and syrup flavor come out a bit more. Mostly crispy and left out for a few minutes and they crisped up a little more. I saw where a few people had issues with the oven leaving it floppy, so I opted to use my air fryer…284 degrees for 35 minutes, and they turned out great. I didn’t have vegan Worcestershire sauce so I used amino acids…same amount. Hey, Just wanted to post a comment on here for those that are curious.
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