Grandma's Eggplant Parmigiana

Directions

Pare eggplant and cut in ½ inch slices; place in bowl in layers and sprinkle each layer with salt and let stand 30 minutes to drain excess water; dry on paper towels.

Mix egg with water and flour. Dip eggplant slices in mixture, drain slightly. Sauté a few slices at a time quickly in hot olive oil.

Combine seasoned bread crumbs with the parmesan cheese. In removable liner, layer one-fourth of the eggplant, top with one-fourth of the crumbs, one-fourth of the marinara sauce and one-fourth of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat three times to make four layers of eggplant, crumbs, sauce and mozzarella cheese.

Place liner in base. Cover and cook on Low 4 to 5 hours or Auto 3 hours.